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I’m busy with school work this week (should be writing an essay right now), so I have no time to add any commentary to this article on Second Life and poker, but I found it very interesting to say the least. Granted the article is a bit old, published about two weeks ago. Anyway it’s about people setting up virtual casinos in Second Life, and you can apparently play poker for lindens (the currency used in Second Life, I think). I’m not too familiar with Second Life. I only heard about it two months ago. There are certainly some interesting issues that go along with Second Life versus real life. Mainly the issue for me, is the idea of being human and what that means. I still don’t know what how to think about it. It kind overwhelms me at the moment.

Anyway poker in Second Life brings up the legality of gambling in a virtual world. Second Life certainly blurs the line between reality and what is virtual. Though I guess the two concepts are not opposites. Reality can be virtual and virtual can be reality. Yeah, I’m a bit scatterbrained right now.

Here are some articles on Second Life and Poker:

In legal limbo, Second Life poker rakes in profits
FBI probes Second Life gambling
Offshore casino turns away U.S.-based avatars
Linden Lab cracks down on Second Life casino ads

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Posted in News on April 12th, 2007

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  1. Short-Stacked Shamus Says:
    April 12th, 2007 at 6:54 am

    I had heard about the FBI wandering around in Second Life exploring the casino scene. I actually just recently created a character for myself in Second Life — named ShortStackedShamus Writer, in fact — and was hoping to snoop around myself & see what’s what. If I ever figure out how to get to a casino in there, I’ll certainly give a report.

    Meanwhile, thanks for them links.

  2. Richard Says:
    April 13th, 2007 at 1:30 am

    I look forward to your report Shamus on the casinos, if you find them. I’m curious as to how Second Life works in general. I’d sign up, but I don’t want to get addicted.

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