Habbox Casino?

[kuzkasate]

It's a good idea, but anyone could just buy rights and then advertise it like 'Come to the Official Habbox Casino' and then people will bet, thinking they are betting Habbox Staff or something, therefore presuming its safe which would mean they could be betting large amounts and if they get scammed, everyone will point the finger at Habbox and it will get a bad reputation.

[Mr-Trainor]

An official Habbox casino is something which was turned down in the past because of the risk of scammers giving Habbox a bad reputation. However, other than that I don't think it's a bad idea at all. As mentioned already, it could be worth a try.

[AgnesIO]

I think it would give Hx a bad rep personally - the chances of someone scammer are very high imo

[j0rd]

I vaguely remember Sierk's casino. I think its a great idea, I have always supported this idea and hope it can be created!

[-Danube-]

Whatever you say such as Habbox is not responsible etc. you'll still get members that are new to Habbo or the whole casino scene accusing Habbox of scamming.

You're probably better off making a casino yourself and promoting it on the forums to save Habbox getting any crap for it. And about the reporting issue, if a bunch of people report a user that is innocent and you remove the persons rights then you'll have them blaming Habbox or yourself (which will lead onto Habbox too).

Also, what advantages would there be out of an official Habbox casino? There wouldn't be that much people using Habbox values because they would much rather use an official product by Sulake that they can trust.

I think it would give Hx a bad rep personally - the chances of someone scammer are very high imo

Be tricky to mod. And it would need to be modded well so as to not give habbox a bad reputation for scamming and such. Someone might scam, get away with it, and end up scamming lots of people under habbox's name. But, if it is pulled off well it could be awesome.

I really don't think it would be that tricky to mod, other casino's get by so easy. I mean when ever anyone gets scammed in a room, that person is going to report it to the room owner, it's what always happens in casinos.

Aslong as you don't sell rights off too cheap, you shouldn't attract the lowlife scammers.

And @ Calvin, the advantage is just exactly what Laura said. It'd bring a different type of member to Habbox. Yes it won't revive rare values, nothing will to an extend they were 2 years ago, but thats beyond our control, don't get me started on the Marketplace again. But really this idea is nothing to do with Rare Values or any department, it just for Habbox and to help get us a different class of members. Yes Casino owners and dealers are known for trading, so if we brought them to Habbox Forum it could boost the trading forum and the anything about furni section. I know people like Ouft, Dez, Intern and Believemesafety who are/were casino owners came to habbox and normally stay in the trading sections.

I've always been a fan of the idea. As long as Habbox set up a 'terms and conditions' thread somewhere regarding evidence of scammers and responsibility, I don't really see it as much of a problem. Could earn some money for Habbox in terms of the casino itself and the kind of Habbo it brings in (to advertise things like the lottery etc).

I really like that idea of terms and conditions Mike, i'll definately do something like that and i'll make sure to have it on a wired message as they enter the room.

It's worth a try imo. It will be monitored because there will nearly always be members & staff in there.

Can I just say though - any staff caught scamming in there should be immediately fired? Because it's a breach of trust. But yeah I like the idea.

If any staff member was caught scamming in the room i would remove them immediately (aslong as i have sufficient proof and witness). Same with members or Habbox, if i found that a member of habbox had gone on a scamming spree in the room, i would try my hardest to have them banned for Habbox.

[Alex3213]

I'm not going to comment on whether or not I like the idea because I honestly don't mind either way (having said that I don't think MAD's was extremely popular) but in regards to your comment about "other casinos getting by so easily" Dan, the difference is that that can only damage the dealer's reputation. However, as you'd be representing Habbox, if someone scammed it'd influence Habbox's reputation despite any Ts&Cs because unfortunately that's how life is. There'll always be people who don't understand the Ts&Cs, or really, read them, and therefore pass messages onto their friends that Habbox scams and it could severely damage how much people trust Habbox.

[AgnesIO]

I really don't think it would be that tricky to mod, other casino's get by so easy. I mean when ever anyone gets scammed in a room, that person is going to report it to the room owner, it's what always happens in casinos.

Aslong as you don't sell rights off too cheap, you shouldn't attract the lowlife scammers.



I really like that idea of terms and conditions Mike, i'll definately do something like that and i'll make sure to have it on a wired message as they enter the room.



If any staff member was caught scamming in the room i would remove them immediately (aslong as i have sufficient proof and witness). Same with members or Habbox, if i found that a member of habbox had gone on a scamming spree in the room, i would try my hardest to have them banned for Habbox.

I went to a casino and bet 20c. Rights were 3gb - and got scammed. Shock the scammer is still there as I didn't RECORD it.

You could have Casino Moderators or something

[-Danube-]

I went to a casino and bet 20c. Rights were 3gb - and got scammed. Shock the scammer is still there as I didn't RECORD it.

You could have Casino Moderators or something

There is no doubt, we'll come across scammers from time to time, people are aware of that when they enter casinos too.

And i like the idea of Casino Moderators, i'm sure to begin with i could get a team of staff to help me out with this (this will help with popularity of the room too). Then when the casino gets established i can get more Moderators from Habbox Members and regular users of the rooms.

Obviously the main issue here is going to be scammers.

[Alex3213]

There is no doubt, we'll come across scammers from time to time, people are aware of that when they enter casinos too.

And i like the idea of Casino Moderators, i'm sure to begin with i could get a team of staff to help me out with this (this will help with popularity of the room too). Then when the casino gets established i can get more Moderators from Habbox Members and regular users of the rooms.

Obviously the main issue here is going to be scammers.

I think to start with you should have maybe a couple of moderators, perhaps some community managers or senior staff just to get it rolling. Then the people who are staff and are making an effort to keep it popular perhaps could become moderators too providing they've been here a fair amount of time and don't resign on and off for no reason, this'll help build it up.

[AgnesIO]

There is no doubt, we'll come across scammers from time to time, people are aware of that when they enter casinos too.

And i like the idea of Casino Moderators, i'm sure to begin with i could get a team of staff to help me out with this (this will help with popularity of the room too). Then when the casino gets established i can get more Moderators from Habbox Members and regular users of the rooms.

Obviously the main issue here is going to be scammers.

Just to point out, I wouldn't say there are many members of Habbox staff that should, a) be trusted with rights etc, and b) actually know how a casino works.

Sorry if that insults anyone, but I wouldn't put staff above the members. Moderators should simply be people who have had DE rights and been seen to pay big bets.