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maaku on May 8, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Diablo III Economy Broken by an Integer Overflow B...

How is clicking on monsters to get drops different from a slot machine or pachinko? - Those are illegal in many jurisdictions.

bskap on May 8, 2013 | [–]

Because you aren't likely to lose money clicking on monsters.

Also, by that logic, buying a pack of baseball cards is gambling.

alex_c on May 8, 2013 | [–]

Probably something to do with not having to pay to play. That's a pretty big difference.

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