Illithid wrote:
Has anyone looked at the legal ramifications of even having a betting system in the game. I know when magic was first released it had an ante system that involved 1 card from a person's deck being set aside and the winner would take the losers card. This system was quickly removed from the game because it is illegal for a player base which includes minors to gamble.
I think that jed could overcome that issue by disabling the bet option on a minor's account. I can't remember if age/birth date was asked for when I registered, but I would think that this would avoid the gambling issue if needed.
Atahualpa wrote:
2 gold is way too small, IMO. Is it really worth risking your own gold to get 2 back? And that's assuming you're the only one betting. If 3 people bet, you're looking at 1:1. Personally, I'd rather hold on to the 1 gold I'm sure I have.
I totally agree. I actually thought the bet bot should have bet more gold. I was betting between 3-7 gold per EC while the bet bot was online. I would have bet more, but the was no reason to since I already had a large percentage of gold invested compared to the size of the pot and it wasn't justifiable to bet any more.
I think the main reason why the bet bot lost money so quickly was its betting method.
