Casino in Second Life? is Gambling Back?

[AzureWaves]

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Now open in Second Life! The all-new Helios Casino & Lounge is Second Life's premier social casino where you get free chips to play daily! Whether you want to play a hand of Blackjack, spin the reels of a slot machine, or just hang out and chat with your friends, this social virtual casino has it all! Teleport in for a unique and rewarding gaming experience.

Helios offers casino-like games for amusement purposes only. Chips cannot be cashed out for L$ or real world currencies.

https://secondlife.com/destination/helios-casino-lounge

 

 

[diamond Marchant]

no betting or winning anything of value… survey says… not gambling

[Arduenn Schwartzman]

Yes. No.

In other news, yes, SL has crime and murder. No, it's not real.

Edited May 9, 2023 by Arduenn Schwartzman

[Alwin Alcott]

how to spell "absurd" in a decent way ... Linden Lab.. sort your priorities better .. this isn't one.
i so hope this fails...

Edited May 9, 2023 by Alwin Alcott

[Alwin Alcott]

1 hour ago, diamond Marchant said:

no betting or winning anything of value… survey says… not gambling

no value when it's up to  9.999 L$ to play for addiction sensitive people?... this is absurd.

[Paul Hexem]

6 hours ago, diamond Marchant said:

no betting or winning anything of value… survey says… not gambling

Unless the tokens are free, they have value. 

[colleen Criss]

The best part of all this is , no one has to play.

[Arielle Popstar]

The House (LL) always wins so really it is more of a charitable donation vs a gambling thing since I am assuming one can't do anything with those tokens other than play the game.

[belindacarson]

you can also enter with no piof

[Coffee Pancake]

1 hour ago, colleen Criss said:

The best part of all this is , no one has to play.

Yes. No one has to play the same as no one has to do anything .. that's not the point, or the problem.

 

[diamond Marchant]

8 hours ago, Alwin Alcott said:

no value when it's up to  9.999 L$ to play for addiction sensitive people?... this is absurd.

I went over there... it's technically not gambling but it certainly is STUPID. It appears to be a trainer for how to play slots and black jack. The "chips" you get for free (stored in a hud) are used for betting and you possibly "win" more of these chips when you play the games. If you run out of your free chips, you can buy more from the so-called ATM, or I suppose, just come back tomorrow for more free chiips. The chips cannot be used for anything other than putting back into the machines. As for addicting people to gambling... seems unlikely as the favorable brain chemistry element is missing due to lack of actual winning... but it IS an introduction to gaming and perhaps opens the door to some who have not been there before.

I am definitely in the "don't the Linden's have better things to do with their time and resources" camp.

The click to buy Helios ATM is also suspect. It appears to me as a "sucker hud", something that a only noob might use. The amounts offered are outrageous... L$799, L$2499, L$4999, and L$9999. No clue as to the exchange rate for "chips of no value except game plays".

Edited May 9, 2023 by diamond Marchant

[Eddy Vortex]

If I want to play gambling, I just buy clothes and mesh parts without demos.  😂

[Alwin Alcott]

1 minute ago, Eddy Vortex said:

If I want to play gambling, I just buy clothes and mesh parts without demos.  😂

but but but... in that case it is the risk to get something really nice!

[Eddy Vortex]

1 minute ago, Alwin Alcott said:

but but but... in that case it is the risk to get something really nice!

50/50 chance is sure high stakes.

[EliseAnne85]

5 hours ago, colleen Criss said:

The best part of all this is , no one has to play.

We tried that POV with Gacha; it failed.  But, it still holds true with all addictions.  I haven't drank alcohol in over 30 years.  Who did I do that for?  I did it for me.  

However, I don't know if this Casino thing is really what it appears.  Who the heck is really going to pay money knowing they will lose it all and end up with nothing.  Only crazy bazillionaires with nothing better to do and more money than they could ever spend in real life?  Geesh, give some to me.  lolz

This is a bit crazy, btw, imho.

[Silent Mistwalker]

Tell me you're feeding gambling addiction without telling me you're feeding gambling addiction, LL. 🙄

[Love Zhaoying]

2 hours ago, Eddy Vortex said:

50/50 chance is sure high stakes.

High stakes, but low-rise pants!

[animats]

You pay real money to buy chips so you can then play and lose them? And LL is behind this? Huh?

[Love Zhaoying]

Seems like a great environment for griefers, grifters, and gangsters. A target-rich environment. People with money to burn and nothing to lose.

[Kimmi Zehetbauer]

4 hours ago, diamond Marchant said:

I went over there... it's technically not gambling but it certainly is STUPID. It appears to be a trainer for how to play slots and black jack. The "chips" you get for free (stored in a hud) are used for betting and you possibly "win" more of these chips when you play the games. If you run out of your free chips, you can buy more from the so-called ATM, or I suppose, just come back tomorrow for more free chiips. The chips cannot be used for anything other than putting back into the machines. As for addicting people to gambling... seems unlikely as the favorable brain chemistry element is missing due to lack of actual winning... but it IS an introduction to gaming and perhaps opens the door to some who have not been there before.

I am definitely in the "don't the Linden's have better things to do with their time and resources" camp.

The click to buy Helios ATM is also suspect. It appears to me as a "sucker hud", something that a only noob might use. The amounts offered are outrageous... L$799, L$2499, L$4999, and L$9999. No clue as to the exchange rate for "chips of no value except game plays".

There's a lot of concerns about gambling posted on the Lab's Twitter.

[colleen Criss]

7 hours ago, Coffee Pancake said:

Yes. No one has to play the same as no one has to do anything .. that's not the point, or the problem.

 

I agree, BUT LL did not consider this I don't thing. But they now control on a lock the gambling.

[animats]

Do you have to enable "Adult" for gambling regions?

[Persephone Emerald]

19 minutes ago, animats said:

Do you have to enable "Adult" for gambling regions?

One would think so, but this region is Moderate. Obviously roleplay sex is not ok for minors, but roleplay gambling totally is. 🎰

[EliseAnne85]

2 hours ago, animats said:

You pay real money to buy chips so you can then play and lose them? And LL is behind this? Huh?

The world has officially gone nuts.  It's official now.  I need a relaxation type of group now, where I can rest and de-stress from this.  

Is LL playing us in some way saying whatever we spend on role play is all the same?

I pay my DJ's for playing some very unique stuff and tip the venue.  At least they have taken time to provide something, a theme of music (like one Dj did all space-themed songs) or it's a uniquely talented real life musician streaming into SL, and both put in effort.  

 

[Innula Zenovka]

10 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said:

One would think so, but this region is Moderate. Obviously roleplay sex is not ok for minors, but roleplay gambling totally is. 🎰

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