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I never really got the hang of Second Life. I created an avatar about a year ago while researching an article about gambling on the popular online metaverse. My plan was to have my character rock up at a few casinos and play a few hands of Texas Hold 'em. At the time I was playing a lot of poker and fancied my chances of making a few Linden Dollars (the Second Life currency), then cashing them out as the real US green. Whether this contravened US gaming legislation was a moot point and became a subject of some fascination for my easily distracted mind. In other words, I never played any Hold 'em on Second Life but did write one or two pieces about the possibility. I also noted, back then, that there were a few beaches here and there and even some stray surfboards. Not for a moment, though, did I think that there might be a... [read full story]
