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 Originally Posted by BananaStand
I read up on this a little bit, and the word "scam" feels a little heavy. From what I gather, it was in the fine print that you could just email them and ask for some free betting currency. No one was actually required to spend money. McDonalds does the same thing with their Monopoly game. You get a little game ticket attached to your french fries. But if you don't wanna buy french fries, you can just walk up and ask for a gaming ticket, and they'll give you one.
If we're calling that "gambling", then McDonalds is a casino.
Separate issue seems to be related to non-disclosure of site ownership while advertising for that site. And whether that deserves a slap on the wrist, or a harsh punishment should be a question of intent. From what I gather, this guy claims he was just trying to keep his business separate from his online personality, or something of that sort. Really what he's saying is that "I'm a naive kid, poorly informed on the law, who didn't think he was hurting anyone". That sounds plausible to me. And it certainly demands a different punishment than if there was damning evidence of a savvy industry insider deliberately skirting the rules to enhance profits.
Jack - is it possible for you to just 'not like' some things in the gaming industry? Why do you insist on identifying a sinister evil plot driving everything you hate about video games?
So you bought hook line and sinker what their lawyer is saying? As, your words are literally word for word what this article says: https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/18/1...-of-use-tmartn
Just as an example, as you think I "identify sinister evil plots" on a whim. From the article
“Not disclosing you’re an owner is very different than hiding,” Watson said. “To me, hiding is someone asking ‘Are you the owner?’ and you say no.”
Here is what tmartn said back in the day
And we found this new site
No matter how much bullshit, the internet does not forget
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