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http://forums.auran.com/fury/forum/showthread.php?t=8896

 someones a lil racist *caough*

  o.o

"In the next major update, players will have the ability to enter Fury Gold Challenge matches where players wager Fury Gold, with a winner take all prize pool."

Very nice. I assume Auran knows that internet gambling is illegal in the United States. So, they better ban Americans from wagering, or they just may have some problems. Heheh, getting R.I.C.O. violations on top of bankruptcy would be hilarious.

   Gambling for in game money is illegal? I dont think so.

its not gambling... its not about luck, u have to fight for it..

just like paying to enter a football tournament, thats not gambling

Originally posted by XImpalerX

   Gambling for in game money is illegal? I dont think so.

That ingame money is purchaseable by real money, and is also exchangeable for real money. Therefore, it is gambling with real money.

And to warskull who said it's not gambling, it's playing and using skill, let me break this down to you gently:

You are putting real money up on the chance you can win someone elses' real money through your "skill". Guess what, poker, blackjack, baccarat, and other games are played the same way. It's called gambling.

Having a tournament where all of the prize money comes from the devs/publishers/etc. does not fall under gambling, as you are not risking anything but your time and skill.

Having tournaments where the prize money comes from wagers of other players is gambling.

Originally posted by Zorvan

 

Originally posted by XImpalerX

   Gambling for in game money is illegal? I dont think so.

That ingame money is purchaseable by real money, and is also exchangeable for real money. Therefore, it is gambling with real money.

 

And to warskull who said it's not gambling, it's playing and using skill, let me break this down to you gently:

You are putting real money up on the chance you can win someone elses' real money through your "skill". Guess what, poker, blackjack, baccarat, and other games are played the same way. It's called gambling.

Having a tournament where all of the prize money comes from the devs/publishers/etc. does not fall under gambling, as you are not risking anything but your time and skill.

Having tournaments where the prize money comes from wagers of other players is gambling.

Wrong. You've obviously never played or been invited in a sportclub cause nobody likes you but that's how it's done. At the end of league play the winnings are divided among players. You think 99% of the hobbyists winnings from little league to bowling, races to all types of tournaments across america and elsewhere are payed by sponsors, get real.

Originally posted by chillsan

 

Originally posted by Zorvan

 

Originally posted by XImpalerX

   Gambling for in game money is illegal? I dont think so.

That ingame money is purchaseable by real money, and is also exchangeable for real money. Therefore, it is gambling with real money.

 

And to warskull who said it's not gambling, it's playing and using skill, let me break this down to you gently:

You are putting real money up on the chance you can win someone elses' real money through your "skill". Guess what, poker, blackjack, baccarat, and other games are played the same way. It's called gambling.

Having a tournament where all of the prize money comes from the devs/publishers/etc. does not fall under gambling, as you are not risking anything but your time and skill.

Having tournaments where the prize money comes from wagers of other players is gambling.

 

Wrong. You've obviously never played or been invited in a sportclub cause nobody likes you but that's how it's done. At the end of league play the winnings are divided among players. You think 99% of the hobbyists winnings from little league to bowling, races to all types of tournaments across america and elsewhere are payed by sponsors, get real.

Technically then those sports are gambling but they have the ability to deny it since they have sponsors who may or may not contribute to actual money the players get. Whenever money that's purely generated by the participants is made as prize that is gambling. Now depending on if this gaming company has checked out the legality of what they're going or if there are any loopholes to exploit problems may arise. I doubt anything will happen unless an individual who is determined to bring this game down reports it to the proper authorities. Besides all the legal junk this seems like a good chance to crank up the competion between players by putting real world money at stake.

Originally posted by chillsan

 

Originally posted by Zorvan

 

Originally posted by XImpalerX

   Gambling for in game money is illegal? I dont think so.

That ingame money is purchaseable by real money, and is also exchangeable for real money. Therefore, it is gambling with real money.

 

And to warskull who said it's not gambling, it's playing and using skill, let me break this down to you gently:

You are putting real money up on the chance you can win someone elses' real money through your "skill". Guess what, poker, blackjack, baccarat, and other games are played the same way. It's called gambling.

Having a tournament where all of the prize money comes from the devs/publishers/etc. does not fall under gambling, as you are not risking anything but your time and skill.

Having tournaments where the prize money comes from wagers of other players is gambling.

 

Wrong. You've obviously never played or been invited in a sportclub cause nobody likes you but that's how it's done. At the end of league play the winnings are divided among players. You think 99% of the hobbyists winnings from little league to bowling, races to all types of tournaments across america and elsewhere are payed by sponsors, get real.

Oh, no. You mean I don't get the Polo shirt with the gator on the front? Oh, the pain.

Give me a break, this game is nowhere near being a "sportclub", more like an e-peenfest with wagers ( wager=bet=gamble, for the simple minded among us ), perhaps you should read the quote in my first post).

And you frankly don't need to believe me, and Auran doesn't need to prove anything to me either. But then again, I'm not part of the gambling commision, either.

And if someone like myself, a regular Joe Schmoe, is taking notice of this newest gaming venture of Aurans' you can bet any authorities interested in such things will be even more so.

Maybe I'm wrong, which would be good for a continually losing company like Auran.

But if I'm right, I won't rub it in. I will just be laughing my ass off. And not because I'm a troll, according to you. But because it will indeed be hilariously funny.

I just hope if the authorities do get wind of this and the issue of game gambling goes public it does put online gaming and the gamers that play them in a bad light all around. The media loves to blanket statement put down the gaming community whenever something bad happens like one child predator or one money scam.

Originally posted by sokkyu

I just hope if the authorities do get wind of this and the issue of game gambling goes public it does put online gaming and the gamers that play them in a bad light all around. The media loves to blanket statement put down the gaming community whenever something bad happens like one child predator or one money scam.

Yes, would be bad for Auran to give the Jack Thompsons of the world even more ammo to use against us.

Simply; its generated 'gold' in game in which players can work up to rather than XP, there are no items to buy, so it is only used for more time credit to play the game continuosly. There is no real life money exchange in-game.

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Yug: Ok. Now the thing you were saying before, they can win the esteem, but also – Cash?

 

 

Tony: Well there are two things competitive gamers want, one is to win prizes and the other is to satisfy their ego. So that’s what Fury is all about – giving people the opportunity to show off by buying new gear in game, by also by entering elite ladders. So you spend gold to get into bigger prize money. Even the free to play players can earn small gold prizes, but the exciting part is where you pay extra gold to get into a high stakes tournament.

 

Yug: It’s like entering a high stakes poker tournament.

 

Tony: That’s right, except this is PURE skill, poker is a bit of gambling! It’s a high stake skill based competition, therefore it’s not gambling, therefore it’s legal in the US and so on, and by being able to withdraw your gold and convert it into cash, it really is a case where good players will be able to earn good pocket money.

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Read the full interview here before speculating further upon issues you have no idea about.

http://www.australiangamer.com/studio_tour/409/a_visit_to_auran_games.html