ToS question (Gambling)

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#1

To make it clear, I was wondering if I can make a system so users can bid in-game currency to get special weapons, abilities, etc. I could not find this on the ToS.

Example

Player 1 bids 600 currency for a special gun
Player 2 bids 450 currency for a special gun
Player 3 bids 200 currency for a special gun

Player 1 bid the most, so they obtain the item (one life), and the game takes the winner’s bid from their currency count. Players 2 and 3 keep 75% of their currency they put for their bid.

Tell me if this system is fair or not.

Problems

Problem: a player bids 10k+ on a gun, way above everyone else
Solution: balanced bidding places where people with higher amounts of currency go, lower with lower, etc.

Should I consider using this?

  • This is perfectly fine, you can do this.
  • Middle.
  • You cannot do this and you will get moderated.

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Thank you!

#2

This is fine as long as it doesn’t involve using robux or actual money (like pet simulator x’s exclusive egg, i don’t know why nothing has been done yet) . There are tons of games that do this such as Trade Tower.

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#3

Okay, thanks for letting me know!

#4

Adding on to what @zaydoudou said, you’ll be fine since it doesn’t use Robux, but rather your in-game currency.

But this is more or less an auction, isn’t it? Excluding the part where the bidders lose 25% of the cash they used to bid if they don’t win.

Sounds unique!

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#5

This is fine. HOWEVER. The in-game currency must NOT be purchasable using Robux, otherwise it is the equivalent of gambling with real money; breaking ToS.

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#6

Absolutely, 100% OK, some games have their entire structure based on gambling eg. Idiotic Investing. So this is totally fine. As long as it does not include actual money being at loss.

#7

The currency and item cannot be turned into robux.
That’s all I know.

#8

Okay, so I can’t make a shop to get more currency? Which of these can I do, to be sure:

Make gamepasses like double currency
Make a shop for currency

#9

Neither. You cannot allow players to purchase the currency related to gambling mechanics. Gamepasses I’m not certain is disallowed but I wouldn’t risk it. If you want players to be able to purchase game currency with Robux (unrelated to gambling), an alternative may be a special unpurchasable currency specifically for that.

#10

Okay, thanks for making sure

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