Published: 25.07.2019, 15:01
2 min read
If you thought that you’d seen it all in gambling; you better relax and watch the confusion and ideas that the new markets present. After announcing that GTA Online will have a casino opened as a new location, many speculated about the potential real money gambling within the game.
The new idea lets the GTA Online players use money when challenging a mission player or a friend. A casino chip comes in as a result of partnering with Diamond Casino & Resort. The virtual money earned after completing games can only be used in the casino. The funnier part is that one can buy virtual money using real cash.
Gambling partakers have laughed at the idea that forcefully ensures the money remains in the house. The fact that you cannot have your virtual money converted into cash means that you’re a captive of GTA V online gaming. The smart idea aims at ensuring that gaming continues for a long time.
GTA Online Casino Equals Loot Boxes?
While it is only a new innovation, observers are already reading mischief and question its legality. It further creates suspicion in nations that fully prohibit gambling that bar Diamond Casino & Resort. However, such practices are nothing new. Loot boxes keep the money for the game companies in the same fashion. This is a further argument in support of nay-sayers, as loot boxes can lead to gambling habits.
Gambling Commission chief executive Neil McArthur defended the legality. He told a select committee that the current laws do not consider paying for loot boxes as gambling. This was also confirmed last month, when a British MP said that loot boxes are not gambling, after an inquiry into the issue. McArthur also spoke to MPs in the Department of Media, Culture, and Sports committee.
Even though the action may look legal but the involvement of a third-party as a ‘skin’ isn’t licensed. The addition of Diamond Casino & Resort in the market is a clear indication that Rockstar is ready to enter the microtransaction field but keep it legal. It’s difficult to speculate what Rockstar will introduce next after this situation. The best thing is to wait and witness how things will flesh out.
