I see your points. I just worry that they could damage Bitcoin's reputation.
Which damages the US Dollar reputation more? Las Vegas or Washington, D.C.?
The community at the moment is probably quite savvy, but what happens when the adoption of Bitcoin expands to include the stupid and naive?
You mean like those who use Dollars today to buy state sponsored lottery tickets?
You have to consider that as the adoption rate grows and BTC becomes more mainstream a smaller and smaller percentage of its users will be hanging out on this board. I mean if you think about it, how many people belong to a PayPal community forum just because they use PayPal? Or Visa? or Euro? or Dollar? Most of these games can't be stumbled upon outside these boards (go ahead and Bing bitcoin and see if any of these games are in the top 10 results). These boards are generally enthusiasts and enthusiasts will typically be a self-selected group of either technology or monetary savvy people. Can those people be stupid and naive? Sure. Should an activity be restricted because a minority percentage is at risk of making a stupid and naive mistake? Well, when the NYSE is shut down to prevent stupid and naive people from being at risk, then the games on this forum should consider shutting down as well.
BTW, welcome out of the newbie board. You picked a good first post to get yourself flamed.
Was that intentional?