Question regarding Wagering Policy

[xBamfo]

Hello. I have looked at the wagering policy on the Second Life wiki and am a bit unclear on whether an idea I had would qualify as a violation of it.

 

I would like to run a sort of lottery. It would work like a raffle drawing each time. People would buy tickets, the money gathered would go into a pot, and then whoever's ticket is drawn gains the pot.

 

Would this go against Second Life's  policies? Or would I be allowed to run something like this?

[Griffin Ceawlin]

It is a violation of LL policy to wager in 'any game involving random number generation, simulated dice, cards, poker, lotteries, bingo, or any other "chance" game.'

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Policy_Regarding_Wagering_in_Second_Life

ETA: P.S. I used to love playing lotteries in SL. I was a PotHead.

[Amethyst Jetaime]

Lotteries are gambling unless they are free to enter.

[SkillsFurrystorm]

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xBamfo wrote:

Hello. I have looked at the wagering policy on the Second Life wiki and am a bit unclear on whether an idea I had would qualify as a violation of it.

 

I would like to run a sort of lottery. It would work like a raffle drawing each time. People would buy tickets, the money gathered would go into a pot, and then whoever's ticket is drawn gains the pot.

 

Would this go against Second Life's  policies? Or would I be allowed to run something like this?

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A good rule of thumb is that if you thought of something, hundreds of others have already had the same thought. If a scene is totally overpopulated like breedables, it's probably approved by LL. If an idea involves something like gambling and you see a strange lack of competition, don't mistake that for an opportunity. There is a reason for it.