Some users crunched the numbers and calculated the odds on these from only a couple of months ago which is a part of what fuels the gambling industry — rarity equals value, which in place of an actual monetary value is what allows these sites, and more modern loot box infested games, to skirt
around gambling laws the world over.
Not exact matches
Brendan Drain (@nyphur): Last year I predicted that
law enforcement and governments
around the world would be forced to finally start tackling
gambling in online games accessible by children and vulnerable adults, and I'm happy to see it finally happening.
And lockboxes continued to drive conversations
around the
law, the cost of games development, the press, and
gambling, and not just because of EA: Guild Wars 2's mount lockboxes and Star Citizen's land claims sales reminded MMO players that monetization problems aren't just for mainstream gamers.
The platform, claims Makamo, will use blockchain (and smart contracts specifically) to among other things, improve transparency
around gambling winnings and ensure that South Africans stick to the
law and use only licensed operators to
gamble online.