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Quote:The legality of virtual gambling in Linden Lab's "Second Life" is reportedly being investigated by the FBI. There are many casinos in "Second Life" offering poker, blackjack and slot machines. "The question is whether these avatars violate criminal statutes by illegally gambling in these cyberworlds," said technology attorney Raymond Van Dyke...

"There are some potential problems Linden Lab is going to face by taking a less proactive stance on what some of their users are doing in the virtual world," Sean Kane, an attorney with Drakeford & Kane, told the E-Commerce Times. "By creating a system that allows for things like gambling or copyright infringement within the virtual world, Linden Lab may find themselves facing a suit."...

full article: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/VY1v...ling.xhtml

Quote:The legality of virtual gambling in Linden Lab's "Second Life" is reportedly being investigated by the FBI. There are many casinos in "Second Life" offering poker, blackjack and slot machines. "The question is whether these avatars violate criminal statutes by illegally gambling in these cyberworlds," said technology attorney Raymond Van Dyke...

And this is how our tax dollars are spent.

Quote:"The question is whether these avatars violate criminal statutes

The new Federal Avatar Prison

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Quote:"The question is whether these avatars violate criminal statutes

The new Federal Avatar Prison
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Quote:Profits at the three largest poker casinos are about US$1,500 each per month

People are defrauded of millions of dollars every month by identity thieves and yet the FBI is wasting its time investigating Second Life's $4500 monthly gambling profits.