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SL bans gambling, blames lawmakers
Jul. 26th, 2007 07:54 amhttp://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/25/wagering-in-second-life-new-policy/
Crap. No SL gambling due to local laws. I just removed the poker table from the SL-borne Shotgun Shells. I will be writing to my lawmakers both state and federal about this.
EDIT: Emailed my congresscritters about the overall ban on gambling in the US. To explain: Linden Labs is forced to blanket-ban gambling -- state and federal laws in the US here where SL is headquartered are just too inconsistent and the international anti-gambling law violates international treaties. LL can't do a thing unless US citizens contact their state government and federal CongressCritters about it. Furs in Canada should do the same, since gambling itself is banned there too. Furs in countries tied to the World Trade Organization need to bug their goverment in backing Antigua in it's fight in the WTO's courts, which will put pressure on the US. The EU, Carribiean Islands, Japan, and India are already on board.
Crap. No SL gambling due to local laws. I just removed the poker table from the SL-borne Shotgun Shells. I will be writing to my lawmakers both state and federal about this.
EDIT: Emailed my congresscritters about the overall ban on gambling in the US. To explain: Linden Labs is forced to blanket-ban gambling -- state and federal laws in the US here where SL is headquartered are just too inconsistent and the international anti-gambling law violates international treaties. LL can't do a thing unless US citizens contact their state government and federal CongressCritters about it. Furs in Canada should do the same, since gambling itself is banned there too. Furs in countries tied to the World Trade Organization need to bug their goverment in backing Antigua in it's fight in the WTO's courts, which will put pressure on the US. The EU, Carribiean Islands, Japan, and India are already on board.
