What do people in the ten banned states do for games?

[LeonardoMyst]

I'm new here. Came from Playstation Home where I spent most my time at either the Casino or the Midway Amusement Park.
The Casino had nine games, including Bingo, Blackjack and Poker. You would spend money on any initial chips but your winnings could not be cashed out and could only be used in the casino. There were rewards given for gaining XP in games. These were clothing or furniture.
The Midway Carnival had 30 games spanning three connected zones. You would buy tickets to play and you were given rewards (inventory items or clothing) for reaching a certain level in each game. All 30 games had ten levels with a reward for each level. The Carnival also had rewards for reaching combined levels.

I live in Louisiana and I'm a bit confused about gaming in Second Life.

It seems that if given a choice, gamers would go to play for cash prizes or the ability to cash out. However, what about those that want to play for fun?
Is there anyplace in Second Life that you can play these games without the option for cash prizes?
And can someone from one of the 10 states go there to play?

Another place I enjoyed was the Southern Island Hideaway. It had an excavation mini-game built in. You would use excavation tools to find common, uncommon and rare fossils that you could display in a museum.

I've attempted a few hunts in SL but so far I've been unsuccessful in completing any. I think it's mostly due to my inexperience in doing hunts.

So far, I am enjoying Virtual Fishing, although from what I've read online it's impossible to reach the high ranks.

[Dresden Ceriano]

You can play any free-to-play game, meaning a game that you don't pay and/or that doesn't pay you, as these don't fall under the Skilled Gaming Policy.  If you're asking for places to play these games, I have no idea, because it's just not my thing.

...Dres

[LeonardoMyst]

Thanks for the help, Dresden.

I'm sure I'll stumble upon something by randomly traveling.

In the meantime, I did find a great site that lists all current evets and hunts so I'll give those a go again.

I guess if it comes down to it, I could always sit my avatar somewhere and open another window to play Pogo or Facebook games while socializing and enjoying the sights and sounds of Second Life, or play one of my games on my phone or tablet at the same time.

I also found a list of some of the best amusement parks so I'll visit them, too.

I want to one day be able to have my own amusement park but we'll see how that goes.

[Heart Brimmer]

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LeonardoMyst wrote:

I'm new here. Came from Playstation Home where I spent most my time at either the Casino or the Midway Amusement Park.

The Casino had nine games, including Bingo, Blackjack and Poker. You would spend money on any initial chips but your winnings could not be cashed out and could only be used in the casino. There were rewards given for gaining XP in games. These were clothing or furniture.

The Midway Carnival had 30 games spanning three connected zones. You would buy tickets to play and you were given rewards (inventory items or clothing) for reaching a certain level in each game. All 30 games had ten levels with a reward for each level. The Carnival also had rewards for reaching combined levels.

 

I live in Louisiana and I'm a bit confused about gaming in Second Life.

 

It seems that if given a choice, gamers would go to play for cash prizes or the ability to cash out. However, what about those that want to play for fun?

Is there anyplace in Second Life that you can play these games without the option for cash prizes?

And can someone from one of the 10 states go there to play?

 

Another place I enjoyed was the Southern Island Hideaway. It had an excavation mini-game built in. You would use excavation tools to find common, uncommon and rare fossils that you could display in a museum.

 

I've attempted a few hunts in SL but so far I've been unsuccessful in completing any. I think it's mostly due to my inexperience in doing hunts.

 

So far, I am enjoying Virtual Fishing, although from what I've readonline it's impossible to reach the high ranks.

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Perhaps then SL is not for you. I am in one of the ten states and I don't care if I can play games in SL or not. There is so much more to do and see in SL then just playing games. If i want to play games I log out of SL and play one of the many games I have on my computer. And honestly? Gambling hasn't been allowed in SL for years.

[LeonardoMyst]

Perhaps I was mistaken to post this question in the "Games in Second Life" forum.

 

Meanwhile, I do enjoy other aspects of Second Life, which I did not mention since they were non-related to the topic.

 

In my week here so far, I've started making friends, visited clubs, danced, listened to live music and djs, gave someone a fortune teller reading, fished, watched youtube videos, listened to the radio, shopped, made over a dozen outfits, taught someone else how to fish, got lost in a BDSM place, watched a stripper, decorated my new home, rode a blimp, answered some trivia questions, shopped and been able to do all of this in an avatar that dresses too sophisticated for the real world.

 

Gaming was just one of the things I enjoyed with Playstation Home and I am just simply trying to acclimate myself to the move to Second Life by finding things to replace what I'm losing.

 

I also had over two dozen houses in Home, but that would be near impossible here. So I'm adjusting to having only one home. So I'm not opposed to adjusting. Just trying to smooth the process.

Who knows..? In my search, I may find something in Second Life that I will like even better and will then not care for the ability to play games.

 

In my first few day I was here, I was a bit hesitant. I wasn't sure if I would like SL or find anything that interested me.

And then I discovered the Steampunk themed areas, a library and a museum of illusion. Not to mention Innsmouth and The Electric Monocle.

 

I remember being in Playstation Home and seeing kids come on that expected Grand Theft Auto type stuff. They were like "how do we shoot stuff?"

We had to explain to them that that's not what you do there.

So, I totally understand your comment.

Btw... games were only a part of Playstation Home.

Most of the time you were hanging out with friends, buying clothes to express yourself in ways you couldn't in real life and decorating your own little house, apartment or mansion.