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Since the info, which all players should have acces to - was deleted by mods - supposedly because it was posted off topic somewhere - therefore - it gets its own topic.
Questions that were sent to the Loteriinspektionen;
1. Is this game legitimate or can I be in danger of losing my investment due to the game being a "casino" of sorts?
2. Has there ever been an investigation of said game / company?
3. Is my money safe within their product?
Answers from Loteriinspektionen;
1. The first question was if Entropia Universe can be seen as a lottery open for anyone to participate. The initial answer to that question is, yes, anyone can join the arrangement Entropia Universe by buying PED (project entropia dollar) and equipment and begin gambling. But, to be able to advance in the game, and to be able to get to different levels, the participant needs a certain level of personal skill to continue to play the game. Can the arrangement still be considered available to anyone or is personal skills what is necessary to reach a new level? The conclusion was that probably at least some kind of personal skill is necessary to reach to higher levels in the game. The Swedish Gambling authority came to the conclusion that only the initial levels seemed to be open to each and every one to participate, to get to the higher level, it is necessary with personal skills in the game
TL;DR - only starting levels are considered as "casino" or "lottery"
2. In order to fully investigate the whole design of Entropia Universe, it would have been necessary to study the whole design and technical background of Entropia Universe. The Swedish Gambling Authority does not have any legal opportunities to enforce such a request against MindArk or Entropia Universe, The Swedish Police Authority or The Swedish Prosecution Authority has the legal right to make such a request against a company during criminal investigations.
TL;DR - No, no full investigations (inspection of the code or system design (loot return system goes here, yes) were ever done to MA by loteriinspektionen, they dont have the right (only police/prosecution)
3.We do not leave any suggestions, recommendations or guarantees regarding financial investments. That is outside our area of operation.
Regards, The Prophet
Questions that were sent to the Loteriinspektionen;
1. Is this game legitimate or can I be in danger of losing my investment due to the game being a "casino" of sorts?
2. Has there ever been an investigation of said game / company?
3. Is my money safe within their product?
Answers from Loteriinspektionen;
1. The first question was if Entropia Universe can be seen as a lottery open for anyone to participate. The initial answer to that question is, yes, anyone can join the arrangement Entropia Universe by buying PED (project entropia dollar) and equipment and begin gambling. But, to be able to advance in the game, and to be able to get to different levels, the participant needs a certain level of personal skill to continue to play the game. Can the arrangement still be considered available to anyone or is personal skills what is necessary to reach a new level? The conclusion was that probably at least some kind of personal skill is necessary to reach to higher levels in the game. The Swedish Gambling authority came to the conclusion that only the initial levels seemed to be open to each and every one to participate, to get to the higher level, it is necessary with personal skills in the game
TL;DR - only starting levels are considered as "casino" or "lottery"
2. In order to fully investigate the whole design of Entropia Universe, it would have been necessary to study the whole design and technical background of Entropia Universe. The Swedish Gambling Authority does not have any legal opportunities to enforce such a request against MindArk or Entropia Universe, The Swedish Police Authority or The Swedish Prosecution Authority has the legal right to make such a request against a company during criminal investigations.
TL;DR - No, no full investigations (inspection of the code or system design (loot return system goes here, yes) were ever done to MA by loteriinspektionen, they dont have the right (only police/prosecution)
3.We do not leave any suggestions, recommendations or guarantees regarding financial investments. That is outside our area of operation.
Regards, The Prophet
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