Metaverse x Gambling

[Fortify]

Who else thinks that these kind of thing may hit mainstream sooner or later? I don't know if this is something new but seen a  news from Decentral Games that they are launching a play-to-earn Metaverse poker. Others predict next to NFTs boom that it could the the Metaverse hype. Any thoughts?

Over time, we believe several projects will attempt to deliver play-to-earn architectures. However, due to the state of Decentral Games’ current product and community, DG is in a lucrative position to take advantage of this new wave in gaming with a first-mover advantage. We’ve already built metaverse poker, blackjack, roulette, backgammon, and slots, which are games enjoyed daily by our community through memorable events like live music performances, casino night competitions, poker tournaments, and more.

https://decentral.games/blog/decentral-games-announces-play-to-earn-metaverse-poker-ice-token-rollout

They have certainly gone all out with the marketing messaging and spin on their version of the blockchain. Undoubtedly some people will get sucked into it, but at the end of the day it looks like a money making machine primarily for the original founders. They state that you could possibly earn money from it (presumably by reselling skins that you unlock?) but it requires you to buy an item at the beginning, it almost sounds like a pyramid or multi level marketing scheme. They're certainly spending a lot of money on things like animations and graphics, so will naturally want a return on investment - it is being driven by a business idea. Beyond that, none of the games look particularly original and small scale poker rooms are terrible from a player perspective.

[madnessteat]

Metaverses are developing with great speed and attract the attention of not only players but also large companies. Of course gambling will come to this sphere because by using NFT and Defi it is possible to offer users a completely new experience in gambling.It is possible that this kind of entertainment will attract young players, but still think that none of the metaverses will not be able to recreate the atmosphere of a real casino.

[milewilda]

How is it really any different from the loyalty/vip programs other sites offer? It's all the same IMO just in a different way.

Exactly and i do have the same thoughts that this isnt something revolutionary but at least we do see some implementations on different aspect which might really poked up some interest in some people

but in general aspect it is really just the same but well it do passed out into my interest and i might having considering on taking a peek on this one for more.

[Vaculin]

Metaverses are developing with great speed and attract the attention of not only players but also large companies. Of course gambling will come to this sphere because by using NFT and Defi it is possible to offer users a completely new experience in gambling.It is possible that this kind of entertainment will attract young players, but still think that none of the metaverses will not be able to recreate the atmosphere of a real casino.

The thing is, we always talk about decentralized casino but in reality, this is what people really need, I mean, look at the popular casinos now, they are dominating because people trust them and they only use crypto gambling to make the transaction faster and anonymous but the old standard of games are still in demand. NFT craze will eventually end, and it's a big challenge for them to make a name in the gambling industry.

[YuginKadoya]

Well, it is not really gambling but it features gambling on the game so it is really both, (kind of?) but the interesting part here is the play to earn features and how they will implement it in this game, it may have PVP or player vs player, or a daily quest kind of play 2 earns, well and NFT collectibles that you can sell to earn as well, this could have elements of gambling in them so you might sure use your poker gambling skills in the game, and you get to win because of your skills, my opinion is this game is really interesting to poker players and NFT collectors but I will surely look further on the gameplay.

[agustina2]

Who else thinks that these kind of thing may hit mainstream sooner or later? I don't know if this is something new but seen a  news from Decentral Games that they are launching a play-to-earn Metaverse poker. Others predict next to NFTs boom that it could the the Metaverse hype. Any thoughts?

If there's hype, it always has a chance to boom, be it as poker or any NFT games. The fact that NFT games are hyped today, any game as long as it has a play-to-earn feature will always be considered by investors and hypers.

In fact, as I look at the site to check some information about it, their something hype that I feel to myself and it means not just me but others also become curious about that NFT game. Let's see if later on, it will make sounds in the world of NFT games.

[harizen]

How is it really any different from the loyalty/vip programs other sites offer? It's all the same IMO just in a different way.

The difference is, there's a touch of NFT here something that is different compare to the usual poker gambling site. And by going in daily challenges or daily tasks, players will earn ICE tokens as a reward.

I'm not just sure though where these tokens can be sold later on. Still exploring the site at the moment.

[molsewid]

If there's hype, it always has a chance to boom, be it as poker or any NFT games. The fact that NFT games are hyped today, any game as long as it has a play-to-earn feature will always be considered by investors and hypers.

In fact, as I look at the site to check some information about it, their something hype that I feel to myself and it means not just me but others also become curious about that NFT game. Let's see if later on, it will make sounds in the world of NFT games.

It's my first time I heard this word Metaverse and I made a quick research before I write down here my opinion. To be honest I am now all in about NFT games and admitted that I've became more interested about NFT because of the hype but of course I did my own research too and looking about Metaverse gambling it catch my attention and I think this platform will going to be hype one of these days. I mean I can't tell when this NFT craze will eventually end but before it happen I would definitely dive deep to know more about this Metaverse.

[smyslov]

This is a short definition of Metaverse according to the article
Paid to Play in the Metaverse – the Crypto-Based Future of Gaming

Not only is the game world persistent, but players within the Metaverse can do things they are unable to do in any other video game. It links real-world commerce and communication with the virtual interfaces for such systems.

What exactly can you do in the Metaverse? You can buy land, form a community, start a business, buy and sell art, and even raise money for real-world charities.

There's a lot of better things this metaverse is offering to the gambling community I have tokens on two metaverse project and so far they are doing great in the market in two years time the metaverse gaming will rule the gaming and gambling online industry but of course, traditional Crypto online gambling will retain their shares of the market.

[iv4n]

Well, this metaverse gambling is not for me... basically, it's decentraland game, and you move there like in any game, I guess you can talk with other people, you can have fun exploring around... but not for me! After a few minutes, I just closed the window and I doubt I will try it again... ah one more annoying thing, I went Fortmatic way to register and I needed more time to set it up than I spend in the game!
I will stick with "normal online gambling", or call it as you like... with easy access and focus on the gambling game!

[Hydrogen]

Game related NFTs need some type of intrinsic value and functional utility IMO. They need to be integrated into the game mechanics to carry value.

Game issued tokens also suffer from devaluation over time. Creating a race to the bottom where players dump tokens ASAP. The opposite of HODL and building long term value.

A lot of people are hopping on blockchain, NFT and play to earn (P2E) bandwagons. Unfortunately, many are not well structured, designed or built. Their long term longevity is definitely in question.

There are a few good P2E games out there. While the remainder of the market could be getting out of control the way ICOs did.

[pawanjain]

Metaverses are developing with great speed and attract the attention of not only players but also large companies. Of course gambling will come to this sphere because by using NFT and Defi it is possible to offer users a completely new experience in gambling.It is possible that this kind of entertainment will attract young players, but still think that none of the metaverses will not be able to recreate the atmosphere of a real casino.

The real experience might not be the exact same since real experience has the physical touch which lack in metaverse and virtual reality but it may be very similar to the real experience.
Technology is advancing quickly and it will take only a few years to create a virtual world which will have almost identical things and similar experience to the real world.
Everything has their own pros and cons and so will the metaverse. Whether or not the experience feels like real it will create a whole new experience for most of the people in the crypto community.

[chaser15]

Let's see if poker games that reside in NFT will be a boom. If you will look at the site, the development is good and it's eye-catching to me. I want to test this game depends on the starting price. Users need to buy something in the shop to active the play-to-earn.

But I don't see when will the game release. Can someone lead me to that?

[Assface16678]

How is it really any different from the loyalty/vip programs other sites offer? It's all the same IMO just in a different way.

These games are NFTs if I am right so that can only mean that what you can probably win there is much more valuable than that of a normal gambling website since they pay in crypto. Plus, it's a much easier way to make money for now because it's NFTs are the hots right now.

[YOSHIE]

As far as I know metaverse development/games such as Epic Games or Roblox, Metaverse can be said to be one of the domains for business by everyone, for that I've seen people play metaverse games they have candidates, I also see metaverse an experience and entertainment is quite impressive and extraordinary for everyone.

So how to play play-to-earn based poker, as far as i know metaverse like Minecraft, Roblox etc.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Who else thinks that these kind of thing may hit mainstream sooner or later? I don't know if this is something new but seen a  news from Decentral Games that they are launching a play-to-earn Metaverse poker. Others predict next to NFTs boom that it could the the Metaverse hype. Any thoughts?

Actually, games like this have been around for a long time. if anyone ever tried entropia universe ? also almost the same system like this. maybe different now by involving blockchain and NFT systems which makes this a more interesting thing. maybe it could become a trend again in crypto. considering that game finance and nft game is so popular among gamer and crypto user.

[AicecreaME]

Who else thinks that these kind of thing may hit mainstream sooner or later? I don't know if this is something new but seen a  news from Decentral Games that they are launching a play-to-earn Metaverse poker. Others predict next to NFTs boom that it could the the Metaverse hype. Any thoughts?

Over time, we believe several projects will attempt to deliver play-to-earn architectures. However, due to the state of Decentral Games’ current product and community, DG is in a lucrative position to take advantage of this new wave in gaming with a first-mover advantage. We’ve already built metaverse poker, blackjack, roulette, backgammon, and slots, which are games enjoyed daily by our community through memorable events like live music performances, casino night competitions, poker tournaments, and more.

https://decentral.games/blog/decentral-games-announces-play-to-earn-metaverse-poker-ice-token-rollout

NFT's are indeed in trend right now, the only difference is that most of them are like ponzi scheme, they are only good at first and then suddenly they are gonna downgrade their game and leave it after many investors invested on them. Play to earn poker would be a hype since many people know how this game works, and might be good if they are going to offer PVP as well and not player vs. house only.

If I'm not mistaken, there's a app like poker in playstore which is a play to earn game but you need to earn a lot of coins in order to convert it on a currency, consider it like a faucet since the earnings is very small.

[stomachgrowls]

How is it really any different from the loyalty/vip programs other sites offer? It's all the same IMO just in a different way.

These games are NFTs if I am right so that can only mean that what you can probably win there is much more valuable than that of a normal gambling website since they pay in crypto. Plus, it's a much easier way to make money for now because it's NFTs are the hots right now.

Not to break your hype or interest with NFT's but most of them are trash but we cant really just put aside the probabilities of earning more depending if it would really gain some value
way more than on that typical earning you could get when you do that casual gambling.

Anything that do involves enhancement or something that it isnt present on this market would always be a good thing.Time will tell if interest for this one would really be
that effective nor relevant.

[suzanne5223]

I agree with what the OP said about the Metaverse poker project introducing the play to earn protocol with the addition of NFT art will hit the mainstream cause this seems to be widespread among the online gaming project but the games they integrated are not only metaverse poker.
If the gaming industries manage the movement very well a lot of game enthusiasts and gamblers may join the movement.

[timerland]

Yeah definitely just a matter of time imo.

NFT technology and metaverses are definitely the way forward for blockchain tech in general.

A metaverse can simply provide so much more from an immersion perspective than traditional games, as well as being able to provide rewards in a whole ecosystem. Wonder what the major players here will be.