LittleMe Jewell

Having trouble getting my mind in gear this morning - need more fuel. Thought I'd share with my fellow Threadies.

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These machines can still be found in the US at some sporting memoribilia events - and they are legal and not considered gambling. The dude is totally putting money into a machine HOPING to get the card(s) he wants -- but he might not. Whatever package he chooses may end up having stuff he either already has or just plain does not want. Gambling is basically giving over money (or something else of value) for a chance at "something". So, yes, you are correct in that it is all gambling. It comes in all forms and is sometimes legal and sometimes not, sometimes has restrictions and sometimes doesn't, and sometimes isn't even considered gambling by most. The raffle tickets that the schools and such sell hit the gambling definition, but they are legal and usually not called 'gambling' and usually with far less restrictions than casino gambling. The lottery is gambling - though that one everyone actually admits is gambling but states and other jurisdications are so desperate for money that they simply write new laws to regulate it differently. Paying money for a pack of baseball cards that you do not know what is inside and you are just hoping you get what you want is the same thing, but that one is not labeled as gambling and has no restrictions put on it. In truth though, the Gatcha machine more closely resembles the pack of baseball cards than the raffle tickets or lottery. At least with Gatcha, like the baseball cards, you are guaranteed to get something. Unlike raffle tickets, lottery tickets, and casino gambling machines where you actually have a very, very strong likelihood of not getting anything. Thus, there is gambling and there is gambling.

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Yes, it is a game of chance. But is it really any different than the kid buying a pack of baseball cards, hidden in a foil wrapper, hoping to get a specific player? BTW, while I don't see Gatcha as gambling and thus would argue that it isn't, I'm not arguing the no-gambling point so that I can keep playing them. I'm not really a Gatcha person - I'm not one to trust my money to luck or chance much. I've played 3 or 4 Gatcha machines total and definitely put way less that L$1000 in them in total.

For the most part, my computer is a decent gaming machine, but even I will experience lag at very crowded events - typically because of tons of huge textures taking a bit to fully load. I do pay attention to my own CI and shoot for 60k or less (10k or less for busy events). When I go to crowded events, I simply set my jelly doll setting very low and/or click the Firestorm option to only render friends. Granted, this means that I am not seeing a lot of what could be nice/cool outfits, yet since the event build itself is typically high lag, I choose to cut out the Avatars. When buying rezzable items (furniture, landscaping, etc..), unless it is so cheap that I don't mind throwing it away immediately, I want to see it inworld and I pull my view back many, many meters to see when it starts breaking up and disappearing. That is often how I decide whether or not to buy something -- that and LI.

And you get to retire already? NO FAIR ! ! !

Only those of us that appreciate true good looks rather than the wanna-be-beach-bum-looking-for-sex image

Except that the exact wording is "Rely on chance or random number generation to determine a winner". Every Gatcha interaction produces a prize, which could be interpreted to mean that every player is a winner - as opposed to playing a slot machine where you can put money in and get nothing out, based on chance. As Theresa said, the key word in the other section is "readily". Without an MP store or inworld sales location, it it not too easy to sell said items. I for one have no such setup - same for many folks. Thus many folks just trade Gatcha items with other players, much like kids trading away baseball cards that they don't want.

Now those are some rather interesting patterns and colors. I think my grandmother had some quilts and tablecloths that looked similar.

Nah, I've decided I don't why the post was created

I'm glad you appreciate my desire to help the guys out here. Now, we expect a picture showing off such a fabulous outfit.

I see nobody arguing semantics here. I see a user with a problem, but doesn't want to accept the answer that multiple people are telling said user.

Just in case it wasn't clear, the 30 days is from the date of the first transaction not the date you started or any other date. You limits do increase during those 30 days, but I cannot remember the schedule and I'm not sure it is published any more. Just keep an eye on your limits page: https://accounts.secondlife.com/lindex/economic_limits I'm not even sure if they would do this. However, if you are not Premium, you can remove your payment method. Or if the method is PayPal, you can revoke the authorization in PayPal. There might even be a way to set a limit in PayPal.

You can use this service: https://brightcanopy.com/ $17.00 per month for 10 hours

Nope. No third party sites. It is now against TOS to buy/sell Lindens anywhere except via the LindeX and that requires either CC, PayPal or Skrill - and maybe a few other things for some countries. Here's the list of payment methods by country:

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Rhonda !!! I went looking for a cute appropriate gif, but stumbled upon this instead and laughed my a$$ off.

@animats - You forgot to post a SLURL

I've pondered this in stores that don't have demos. I didn't really want to just contact and say "You know, I might have bought a few things, but there are no demos". I have a tendency to be too blunt. Thus I like Chic's suggestion, so I'll try that route.

Check the bottom of your Account Summary page and you'll see the monthly date for that billing.

Nope. External browser on one monitor, SL on the other. No reason to use the internal browser.

There are some people that just shouldn't have pets...... any pets.

If everybody avoids places with ads, there will be no revenue. A cut of nothing is still nothing.

What is the benefit for LL? They are not going to waste their time and money on something that gives them no benefit. The only benefit is to the sim owner that might get paid some money. Even that would decrease over time because many people would simply stop visiting a place if there were ads playing.

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