Tateru Nino never fails to have her nose to the ground on Linden Lab developments. Her latest scoop is in relation to gambling, with her in-depth post alleging a return to gambling on the cards for 2011. Essentially a partnership with a gambling company is potentially under consideration by the Linden Lab board. If this does come to pass, it'll obviously engender some debate. … [Read more...] about Second Life and gambling: reversal on the horizon?
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What has Second Life achieved in five years?
With the upcoming five year anniversary of Second Life's public existence, there'll be plenty of editorialising and we're not about to miss out. Below are the key achievements and challenges arising from Second Life's first five years. The achievements: 1. Changing the landscape There's no doubt that Second Life broke some serious new ground over the past five years. It was … [Read more...] about What has Second Life achieved in five years?
Blow up the pokies
Linden Labs have clarified in no uncertain terms their stance on gambling in SL - it's not to occur, full stop. The actual policy is: "It is a violation of this policy to wager in games in the Second Life (R) environment operated on Linden Lab servers if such games: (1) (a) rely on chance or random number generation to determine a winner, OR (b) rely on the outcome of … [Read more...] about Blow up the pokies
Australian Federal Police: We’re Watching
Mick Keelty, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police is quoted in today's Sydney Morning Herald as saying that the AFP are aware of online scams in virtual worlds, including Second Life. Nothing particularly surprising there. Keelty is also realistic about the challenges of policing virtual worlds, admitting it will be "difficult". There'd be widespread support for … [Read more...] about Australian Federal Police: We’re Watching