What do you think about the concept of a social casino?

[Z-tight]

I do not like the idea of a social casino, if i want fun and entertainment, i have a million ways to get that. However, if i want to gamble, i gamble with real money, not a lot of money, but real money and i stand a chance to win or lose, that is it. Gambling is also kind of fun for me, gambling is less fun when you are addicted, put a lot of money in it and a lot is now at stake, if much isn't at stake, it is fun and entertainment.

[crwth]

I think this is done by games that have developed a gambling simulation in a casino. You could use a virtual currency that is not real and has no value, but you have the same tendency to feel the dopamine rush. I have seen that thing in Roblox but haven’t tried it personally.

Casinos already have this type of social thing where you could chat and possibly win airdrops from chatting. It’s really fun if you are really socially active.

I don’t think it’s beneficial to have that kind of social casino with no real money.

[Outhue]

We are talking about gaming platforms that allow users to play casino games without having to wager real money. The goal here is to have fun and socialize with friends.
Social casinos look and function in the same way as real money online casinos. Players can play slot machines and classic games like bingo, poker, and roulette. However, instead of betting real money, social casinos use virtual currencies and points.
You may have to deposit a certain amount of money first, but playing on such platforms does not mean that winnings are paid to a debit card.

Are those Virtual currencies and points for free? Your point makes no sense sorry to say.

Also the socialize casino idea is already available, mind you how will you concentrate on your game when there are others beside you to distract your attention?

Anyway, if you don't care about gambling and care more about making friends at a casino then it is why we have located casinos, just tag along with your friends and make it a day to remembered.

As for me I am good with online casinos and I don't need anyone next to me for me to have a good experience, player vs player games is where you need someone and most games I play are just me vs the casino.

[danherbias07]

Didn't Facebook already do this? Zynga Poker, remember? Or maybe you missed it. You can buy chips if you want using your real money but you cannot change it back to cash. The purpose of the game is just to have fun and I did play it before got hooked on it. I never bought chips using cash though, I only try to use the chips that were given to me by friends and sometimes I do request some and they do the same. It did work before but I doubt it still will in this era of gambling where many gamblers could play for cents of a dollar or maybe even less.
They might say they would rather play that kind of online casino than waste money on social casinos with nothing in return but just online friends.

[mammusu]

I do not like the idea of a social casino, if i want fun and entertainment, i have a million ways to get that. However, if i want to gamble, i gamble with real money, not a lot of money, but real money and i stand a chance to win or lose, that is it. Gambling is also kind of fun for me, gambling is less fun when you are addicted, put a lot of money in it and a lot is now at stake, if much isn't at stake, it is fun and entertainment.

I personally don't really understand the mechanism of social casinos that might actually make the excitement and tension in the game will be reduced, although I, you and maybe other people have different perspectives and goals in gambling, but I think we all just want to feel the thrill of gambling, where the fear of losing money and also imagining the amount of money we will win has been mixed in our minds, of course we will not get that sensation if we play with points which actually have different mechanisms and calculations if we compare gambling with real money.
For me personally, sensation and tension from gambling with real money provides a unique and enjoyable experience, compared from when I play using chips or points.

[EluguHcman]

If there is no profit returns to the casinos house of where players can bet with real money then it absolutely means the developers is not there in for business as ought to after much expenses being invested.

If you do not want to wager your game with a real money then you should get on the casinos demos where you can basically play freely and catch your fun with no money to loose and non to profit.

Also, if a casino can accept virtual deposits why can't they also pay by virtual?

[davis196]

We are talking about gaming platforms that allow users to play casino games without having to wager real money. The goal here is to have fun and socialize with friends.
Social casinos look and function in the same way as real money online casinos. Players can play slot machines and classic games like bingo, poker, and roulette. However, instead of betting real money, social casinos use virtual currencies and points.
You may have to deposit a certain amount of money first, but playing on such platforms does not mean that winnings are paid to a debit card.

The topic about social/sweepstakes casinos has been discussed many times before on the forum.
I've heard that some sweepstakes casinos in the USA offer money rewards to the gamblers. Personally, I have nothing against the idea of social casinos. I'm just not interested and I would never play in a social/sweepstakes casino. AFAIK, sweepstakes casinos are somewhat popular in the USA, but they aren't popular at all in Europe or Asia. Why play in a sweepstakes casino, when you could play in a real casino?
I also don't think that the social casinos are an effective tool, that could help for reducing gambling addiction.

[tvplus006]

..Social casinos look and function in the same way as real money online casinos. Players can play slot machines and classic games like bingo, poker, and roulette. However, instead of betting real money, social casinos use virtual currencies and points...

In this case, the whole point of the game is lost, since you cannot win a large amount of money and get a dose of adrenaline, since the winnings in the game will be points, not real money. Perhaps it will be something similar to non-alcoholic beer)

[Questat]

However, instead of betting real money, social casinos use virtual currencies and points.
You may have to deposit a certain amount of money first, but playing on such platforms does not mean that winnings are paid to a debit card.

What would you do with the points you won? And to begin with, you have to deposit money, which means you’re already expecting something in return. I don’t really see this kind of gambling. If it does exist, then I guess it’s not very popular in the crypto gambling industry.

With online gambling, it’s hard to socialize.. I believe that term better fits physical casinos. I’m just curious, though. Can you give an example of a website for this so-called “social casino” so I can explore it?

[BABY SHOES]

Didn't Facebook already do this? Zynga Poker, remember? Or maybe you missed it. You can buy chips if you want using your real money but you cannot change it back to cash. The purpose of the game is just to have fun and I did play it before got hooked on it. I never bought chips using cash though, I only try to use the chips that were given to me by friends and sometimes I do request some and they do the same. It did work before but I doubt it still will in this era of gambling where many gamblers could play for cents of a dollar or maybe even less.
They might say they would rather play that kind of online casino than waste money on social casinos with nothing in return but just online friends.

Yeah... Still remember the game on Facebook about Zynga Poker and many other games, this is indeed a concept like entertainment used to enjoy it but now it's not interesting anymore... don't know if there are still games on Facebook?

Like the game is not interesting anymore, people already know the real gambling game and have more online casinos as their entertainment even though they spend a lot of money.

Just imagine... You play with the concept of social gambling but never withdraw money then it's not interesting at all right?

[Promocodeudo]

We are talking about gaming platforms that allow users to play casino games without having to wager real money. The goal here is to have fun and socialize with friends.
Social casinos look and function in the same way as real money online casinos. Players can play slot machines and classic games like bingo, poker, and roulette. However, instead of betting real money, social casinos use virtual currencies and points.
You may have to deposit a certain amount of money first, but playing on such platforms does not mean that winnings are paid to a debit card.

This sounds funny to me, so are you saying that is just about people familiarizing with each other but nothing serious, if one has to deposit a particular amount of money before such person can participate and again even when such person win his or her winning will not be paid to debit card as you said so where then will such person receive his winning once such happens or are you sayin that the game has no winning withdrawal to anywhere ?

So are you trying to say that someome will have to deposit in social casino just to have fun with other people as you said, does it really worth it, I think majority of people that involve themselves in gambling does that for something in return,so how would such persons fit in such platform, no doubt some persons also gamble for fun but i see gambling to be real when you're doing the real thing which is playing with real money, if there is nothing a gambler is expecting in return, then it's not supoosed to be addressed as gambling, no matter how small the first deposit in such social media stuff is, I think such is not gambling persay, it will be better for us to give it adequate name than calling it a casino though i stand to be corrected if am wrong with my statements.

[Ever-young]

We are talking about gaming platforms that allow users to play casino games without having to wager real money. The goal here is to have fun and socialize with friends.
Social casinos look and function in the same way as real money online casinos. Players can play slot machines and classic games like bingo, poker, and roulette. However, instead of betting real money, social casinos use virtual currencies and points.
You may have to deposit a certain amount of money first, but playing on such platforms does not mean that winnings are paid to a debit card.

I have used one of such described casinos before where I received a welcome bonus in points, and I'm allowed to increase the point amount through winning and challenges with others, and sometimes there is a chance of increasing your points through passing some task. It's just a system designed for having fun with the available tools. You don't need to spend something unless you're on a data subscription. 
 
But this one you are describing, that player can buy some points with real money but can't cash out the points into real money, doesn't look fair to me. If there is an option to deposit real money, there should also be an option for cashing out real money, even if the requirement for that will be high, but at least such an option should exist.

[hyudien]

We are talking about gaming platforms that allow users to play casino games without having to wager real money. The goal here is to have fun and socialize with friends.
Social casinos look and function in the same way as real money online casinos. Players can play slot machines and classic games like bingo, poker, and roulette. However, instead of betting real money, social casinos use virtual currencies and points.
You may have to deposit a certain amount of money first, but playing on such platforms does not mean that winnings are paid to a debit card.

As long as there is no profit, it will gradually become boring. Believe me, casinos are provided to bet money, and like it or not, the provision of free game services does not always provide entertainment and ultimately requires you to bring a number of dollars to the real game.

[YOSHIE]

You may have to deposit a certain amount of money first, but playing on such platforms does not mean that winnings are paid to a debit card.

Currently there are hundreds of social casinos circulating on the internet, one of which is the Chip social casino that we know. This casino is the same as playing at an online casino in general, there are also various types of games available, but generally slots, We can bet with the balance in the casino account with virtual points.

Those who play social casinos must buy virtual chips/points first, if the user wins a number of virtual points they can be exchanged in the form of chips and converted into fiat money, I see that social casinos are very popular among people today, for that reason I think social casinos are not as beautiful as online casinos in general.

Yes, if we talk about the concept, it might be something that is useful, especially for those who want to gamble without real money, virtual points are also sold cheaply, if you want to buy half or whatever, the deposit can be made for $1 and can also be done in large amounts, I think the concept of social casinos was created only for those who want to gamble without having to deposit game money or those from economically weak communities.

[Viscore]

Social casino can be advantageous to those who are only looking for pure fun. But for a real gambler, this is like a waste of time since there is no real money rewards even if you are in a consistent win. Unlike if you gamble at a real casino, you risk your funds but eventually you will also receive real money winnings if you are extra lucky.

The concept of social casinos might only be good if you are still a beginner gambler, but eventually time will come that you will start to look for real money gambling as it will  give you the chance to gain financial gains and rewards.

[Gozie51]

Regular casinos have a fun mode or a demo account. So what's new in your idea then? Maybe you consider such a platform as the basis for a community of non-gambling players? So that they can communicate there. Something like a club. But why is there a casino for this? You can create a community on a social network and communicate perfectly there. So in the end, I feel negatively about the whole idea, as I consider it useless.

I don't think it is useless to have a social network of gamblers.

So Casinos have that as a training ground for new users to learn new aspects of the games they introduced newly. Most casinos do have such demo version to enable new comers have a taste of their platform. It encourages new players to register and deposit after going through the demo version first.

[stompix]

You may have to deposit a certain amount of money first, but playing on such platforms does not mean that winnings are paid to a debit card.

And just like socialism, this will never work until you put some people to pay up!
You basically want people to pay money at the same time as you advertise it as being not about money and then someone has to pay for the casino expense, which will come out of, guess what, the pockets of the people there!
So just like socialism, it will be free because every single penny from your pocket will be taken to finance it!

Didn't Facebook already do this? Zynga Poker, remember? Or maybe you missed it. You can buy chips if you want using your real money but you cannot change it back to cash. The purpose of the game is just to have fun and I did play it before got hooked on it.

And what happened to it? The moment the money from the investors and the failed IPO dried out so did everything that the company built, Framvill and Poker went down the drain as it started pushing more and more real purchases till it drove almost everyone out of it.

[tusandii]

Casinos that are not designed to bet money are like playing free games on the Playstore, there are no challenges and over time they will get boring, the purpose of the casino was created so that there is a challenge for bettors while trying their luck. If there is a casino like this, the owner still needs profit to keep the casino platform running, there is no casino business that is created completely free for its users to play because they must also pay taxes.

[vs2014]

Millions of players use their phones or computers to access online casino games. This is much more than the number of gamblers who actually participate in online casino gambling. About 80% of social casino players access social gaming platforms exclusively with their mobile devices or tablets. This means they are playing casino games for fun on their phones while they go to work. Many people are coming to change the fate from that bet. Another reason why these casinos are so popular is that there is no other addition to the cash exchange apart from the once off admin to create a login profile or user account. This means you don't have to worry about secure payment or gateways banking options or even making the first deposit.

[GreatArkansas]

For me, I can't say that is gambling because it does not use any real money or you can't win any money even if you didn't have money in the first place.
That's why it was called a social casino, because it has different reasons. For example, it could help other people to know each other, mingle, have connection or just some fun.