Minors gambling, what next?
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Ava Glasgow
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07-31-2007 12:35
Reality check for Giannia: Providing online gambling is illegal in the jurisdiction in which LL conducts business. If they engage in an illegal activity, LL would risk penalties, large legal fees, and possible closure. LL made the business decision to avoid these risks by banning the activity in question.
The ban has nothing to do with age verification or minors on the main grid.
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Ciaran Laval
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07-31-2007 12:42
From: shiney Sprocket I'm talking a real 100% Visa from my bank with my name on it. I was 15 when I got it.
Obviously my father had to co-sign the contract, but the card was under my name and effected my credit. There you go then, flag those cards as not acceptable for verification. You've got an associate card. The UK national lottery website won't accept cards that people under 16 can own. |
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Arua Rotaru
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07-31-2007 13:01
lets just say all of this is happening because of some issue with minors
WHY the hell are we having to replace some childs parents
we are not their parents their parents should be policing what they do not us
am i the only parent around that does not allow my children on the internet unless they are on the computer right next to me and i see every single website they go to and they are not allowed on any internet game they i have not investigated beforehand and they are not allowed on those games unless their laptop is not right next to me so i can monitor them?
why are we having to play parent out there to every unmonitored kiddie out there so parent can then blame companies for what their child has done and gotten into
its time for parents to take some damn responsibility for their childs actions!!
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07-31-2007 13:02
From: Colette Meiji I dunno we could come up with some crazy ideas if we really wanted to.  And sometimes even when we are not actually trying to  . |
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Alexa Susanto
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07-31-2007 13:08
Since minors are not supposed to be here in the first place, whatever addiction they may or may not acquire is not LL's concern. They have made it quite clear that SL is for age 18 and over.
If parents allow their children free access to the internet, that is their problem, not ours.
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Aleister Montgomery
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07-31-2007 13:12
From: Giannia Rossini Another issue: there is significant backlash against Harry Potter, for teaching the dangerous idea that magic works. To these people, any kind of fantasy roleplay would be viewed as harmful to children. Making them believe in angels, dragons, talking animals, vampires.... I use to say the same about the Bible. Unlike Harry Potter books, the kids even keep believing in this special form of magic when they grow up. Talking snakes, people raised from the dead, a giant boat built to save dinosaurs, tapeworms, ticks and platypus... what's the plural of platypus? Platypussies? Anyway, there are grown adults out there who sincerely believe these fairy tales.
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Colette Meiji
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Is Gambling even Gambling? The Shocking truth!
07-31-2007 13:12
From: RobbyRacoon Olmstead And sometimes even when we are not actually trying to . well yeah- but no sad face - When life hands you pictures of lemons .. Dont put them in a slot machine. |
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Kidd Krasner
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07-31-2007 13:14
From: Alexa Susanto
If parents allow their children free access to the internet, that is their problem, not ours.
I agree. Unfortunately, many governments, including the U. S. government, don't. And they have much more clout than we do. |
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Colette Meiji
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Even Dinosaurs dont like the new Gambling Ban! Partially Eaten Film at 11.
07-31-2007 13:14
From: Aleister Montgomery I use to say the same about the Bible. Unlike Harry Potter books, the kids even keep believing in this special form of magic when they grow up. Talking snakes, people raised from the dead, a giant boat built to save dinosaurs, tapeworms, ticks and platypus... what's the plural of platypus? Platypussies? Anyway, there are grown adults out there who sincerely believe these fairy tales. Wow are you out of the loop! Thats the whole thing - The Dinosaurs missed the boat - thats why they became extinct! Sheesh. |
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Colette Meiji
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07-31-2007 13:19
From: Alexa Susanto Since minors are not supposed to be here in the first place, whatever addiction they may or may not acquire is not LL's concern. They have made it quite clear that SL is for age 18 and over.
If parents allow their children free access to the internet, that is their problem, not ours. Its interesting that this is exactly how its handled for TV and radio. But for the Interent , like Kidd said , its different. |
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Oryx Tempel
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Dinosaurs Survive Flood on Rafts Made of Slot Machines
07-31-2007 13:21
I wish mosquitos had missed the boat too... |
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Rusty Satyr
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07-31-2007 13:27
From: Giannia Rossini
Mark me down, I said it here first: The wagering ban is the beginning of the end. Get your money out now.
Here are some other "Beginning of the Ends" you missed. OMG: LL is allowing people to BUY L$! This is awful! OMG: The land barons are killing SL! OMG: FREE ACCOUNTS?! OMG: PRIVATE SIMS? Save teh mainlandz! OMG: CORPORATE INTERESTS!? OMG: PAEDOS! OMG: SomethingAwful invaded! OMG: VOICE!? OMG: Teleport is broken still/again! OMG: Landbotz! OMG: First Land is gone! OMG: Lindenz "don't care" when we whine at them and support suxors! and on and on and on... I'm sure I missed as many "Beginnings of the End" as I listed. |
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Aleister Montgomery
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07-31-2007 13:42
From: Colette Meiji Wow are you out of the loop!
Thats the whole thing - The Dinosaurs missed the boat - thats why they became extinct!
Sheesh. Really? I once had a creationist explain to me that every creature used to live a lot longer before the flood, so the lizards grew much larger back then. After the flood they didn't get old enough to grow to a giant size anymore. Well, some did, but they were killed in medieval times, hence all the legends about dragons 
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07-31-2007 13:44
From: Aleister Montgomery Really? I once had a creationist explain to me that every creature used to live a lot longer before the flood, so the lizards grew much larger back then. After the flood they didn't get old enough to grow to a giant size anymore. Well, some did, but they were killed in medieval times, hence all the legends about dragons Ummmm... *backs away slowly, making no sudden movements* |
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Ava Glasgow
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07-31-2007 14:00
From: Rusty Satyr Here are some other "Beginning of the Ends" you missed.
OMG: LL is allowing people to BUY L$! This is awful!
OMG: The land barons are killing SL!
OMG: FREE ACCOUNTS?!
OMG: PRIVATE SIMS? Save teh mainlandz!
OMG: CORPORATE INTERESTS!?
OMG: PAEDOS!
OMG: SomethingAwful invaded!
OMG: VOICE!?
OMG: Teleport is broken still/again!
OMG: Landbotz!
OMG: First Land is gone!
OMG: Lindenz "don't care" when we whine at them and support suxors!
and on and on and on... I'm sure I missed as many "Beginnings of the End" as I listed. You said it, Rusty!  I am seriously considering going through all the archives and cataloguing the various "this will be the end of SL" statements. Then maybe turn it into a journal article titled "Virtual fatalism: prophesying metaversal collapse." Who knows, it might even earn me an Ig Nobel Prize! |
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Tomas Gandini
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07-31-2007 14:04
The "beginning of the end"...
The sky is always falling to Chicken Little.
Tinfoil hats not withstanding.
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Avacea Fasching
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07-31-2007 14:10
From: Oryx Tempel I wish mosquitos had missed the boat too... then what would we do with all the Mosquito repellent?
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Domaiv Decosta
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07-31-2007 14:13
From: Avacea Fasching then what would we do with all the Mosquito repellent? Get high? |
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Brenda Connolly
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07-31-2007 14:19
Minors?????? Oh I thought you said MINERS. Now it makes sense.
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Oryx Tempel
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07-31-2007 14:24
From: Ava Glasgow You said it, Rusty! I am seriously considering going through all the archives and cataloguing the various "this will be the end of SL" statements. Then maybe turn it into a journal article titled "Virtual fatalism: prophesying metaversal collapse." Who knows, it might even earn me an Ig Nobel Prize! Hey! That's a great idea for Wilhelm's SL tabloid! "Nostradamus' 10 Picks for End of SL!" |
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Argos Hawks
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07-31-2007 15:35
From: Ava Glasgow Reality check for Giannia: Providing online gambling is illegal in the jurisdiction in which LL conducts business. If they engage in an illegal activity, LL would risk penalties, large legal fees, and possible closure. LL made the business decision to avoid these risks by banning the activity in question.
The ban has nothing to do with age verification or minors on the main grid. Not to mention the risk of being sent to Federal Pound-Phillip-in-the-@$$ Prison. |
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Mickey James
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07-31-2007 17:43
From: Giannia Rossini
Mark me down, I said it here first: The wagering ban is the beginning of the end. Get your money out now.
This makes how many times SL's obituary has been written? I lose count. |
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Colette Meiji
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07-31-2007 17:45
From: Aleister Montgomery Really? I once had a creationist explain to me that every creature used to live a lot longer before the flood, so the lizards grew much larger back then. After the flood they didn't get old enough to grow to a giant size anymore. Well, some did, but they were killed in medieval times, hence all the legends about dragons No no - all extinct species are the ones who never got on the boat. Dragons werent dinosaurs - the minons of hell didnt need a day pass, and stuff. |
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Colette Meiji
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9 in 10 coal miners never did gamble in SL - new poll results
07-31-2007 17:47
From: Brenda Connolly Minors?????? Oh I thought you said MINERS. Now it makes sense. Spy Bots gambled too? |