I'm seeing a lot of people say casinos are against the ToS. They are not.

[Zeno_McDohl]

I've seen at least a couple people today say SE closed player casinos or they're against the ToS. This isn't true, quote SquareEnix:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post2803521

This concern was brought to my attention earlier today, and I can certainly see how this would be confusing. Having looked into the situation a bit deeper, I believe I can offer a bit of clarification about this. The main point of distinction that is relevant here is the difference between casinos (which cover a wide variety of games) and lotteries.

Casinos, while diverse, are ultimately trade agreements handled and resolved entirely within the game at the time of the agreement. When mentioning that it is handled entirely within the game, this covers all aspects of the exchange, including the use of the in game /random command. By remaining within the game, all the details of the exchange can be verified and held as equal for everyone.

Lotteries tend to have a larger scale, which necessitates external tracking and handling. When considering a large scale event like a lottery, consider that you cannot be sure that the agreement you are making with the other person is the same one that another person is making, and listing the rules on an external site means they could be changed without notice. Because this cannot be tracked or verified from the standpoint of a GM investigation, these types of exchanges are discouraged. While a small scale, immediate lottery type exchange could be possible, the large scale lotteries are a fraud concern that has us encouraging them not being advertised in the game.

I've seen at least 2 people today say casinos are against the ToS or SE stopped player casinos. It just isn't true.

[VoltaAsura]

We know. Why not post it as a response to a poster on the forums, or posting the link to someone in game about it?

Do we NEED another thread about this?

[Chihaya]

It's not, but doesn't stop half of the server from blisting casino spams.
I just wish people I blist doesn't show up on PF.