Hey guys, How about this for an idea! You buy your own 'Resident' with Rupee's, Bigger sized residentials cost more. You all get a free resident of 60x60 as norm but you are then able to buy more residents with Rupee's (Which goes to the Empire Bank!), this means you do not have to get rid of your creations if you have a new project. You can then have portals to teleport between your residentials!
or maybe instead of the empire bank, how about money rupees from bought residences goes into a raffle style lotto? then members can buy tickets to try winning some extra rupees once a week/month?
LOL Probably illegal in some states, but not others. I'm not sure if I'm legaly a minor in this state anymore. Support though!
if its not real money, then its not illegal. i think. otherwise pogo.com woulda had alot of legal trouble
I like the lotto thing. On the thought of buying lots, I was hoping that you could buy lots for ~3000 rupees(although start out with 1 free lot) but only be able to own one lot per server. That cost would almost guarantee that the ONLY people that get multiple lots are the more dedicated ones, and NOT the ones that login, claim a lot, then never come on again.
Definition A person engages in gambling if he stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event not under his control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that he or someone else will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome. Gambling does not include bona fide business transactions valid under the law of contracts, such as the purchase or sale at a future date of securities or commodities, contracts of indemnity or guaranty and life, health or accident insurance. Federal law defines illegal gambling activity as: Is a violation of the law of the state in which it is conducted; and (Involves five or more persons who conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct or own all or part of such business; and Has been or remains in substantially continuous operation for a period in excess of thirty days, or has a gross revenue of $2,000 in any single day. State laws on illegal gambling activity vary by state and often include offenses for possessing illegal gambling devices and promoting illegal gambling activity. An illegal gambling device is any device, machine, paraphernalia or equipment that is normally used or usable in the playing phases of any gambling activity, whether that activity consists of gambling between persons or gambling by a person involving the playing of a machine. However, lottery tickets, policy slips and other items used in the playing phases of lottery and policy schemes are not gambling devices within this definition. Gambling is accepting, recording, or registering bets, or carrying on a policy game or any other lottery, or playing any game of chance, for money or other thing of value. Title 18, U.S.C., Sec. 1955, makes it a federal crime or offense for anyone to conduct an 'illegal gambling business.' An 'illegal gambling business' is defined to be a gambling business which: Is a violation of the law of the state in which it is conducted; and Involves five or more persons who conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct or own all or part of such business; and Has been or remains in substantially continuous operation for a period in excess of thirty days, or has a gross revenue of $2,000 in any single day. State laws also govern gambling. Some states prohibit public wagers or betting by minors, while others allow wagering up to a certain amount. In some states parimutuel betting on horse races at the tracks is legal and most states operate or participate in daily and weekly lotteries. Some states, however, particularly those along the Mississippi River, restrict casino gambling to riverboats. Since passage of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, states have been required to permit on reservations any type of gambling that is permitted off-reservation. Gambling is a significant source of revenue in their respective states and the subject of controversy due to the social ills which have been argued to be connected to it, such as organized crime and gambling addiction. Now the question is: Do rupees have a real value?
Thousands of companies sell virtual currency on Facebook alone (Facebook itself does with FB Credits). This is the industry I work in, it is not illegal to sell a virtual currency that can not be traded back for real money. It is the same idea as putting quarters in an arcade game.
I think it would ruin the economy to have ALL of the rupees spent go into the lottery, like imagen if 15 people bought plots for 3,000 each is 45,000, now Imagen if ALL that went to ONE person. after about a week of this lottery, then you'd have people running around with 100k and acting as if it was nothing.
We could do a lottery, but have it so that you have to buy a lottery ticket, and the lottery money would be gotten fro the tickets.
