I have seen other Gambling establishments, and have been scammed by them, it always seems to be people trying to make fast buck in game. If you came to our Casino, and Night club Museum you would realize this is not your average UO Casino. Last week for a grand prize we gave away a blessed Crimson Cintures and other gold prizes. This weekend Santa is coming to our night club, and he is giving away 20 million gold. We also run Slot machines that act like these lotto vendors you spoke of, but only myself and the owner of the Casino (Ace) Operate them. We do this to ensure that a winning key is placed on them at all times. We also have a gold board where you can see the people who have won on them.
Other casinos I played at always operated at an 80% winning to the house, which I thought was very harsh. Also it was like they would move you to play like cattle. Got the gold, play play play, out of gold, Next!!
At the Golden Fang Casino, we are and will always be Role Players. We are and have been in the ARPC, and many people in the Atlantic Roleplaying Community know who we are. We run a fair business, our dealers have great personalities, and most of all we give back, from winning High roller pieces in the High Rollers Club, to The raffles and other things we give back. Is it a gamble yes, but our odds are just about as good as yours. I have lost 17 million one night, but I really don't care. Im not doing this for the gold. I am doing this to make a Player run establishment on Atlantic like no other. I have even told people who come in and lose a lot to stop, or bet smaller. I want people to come for the fun, not to strike it big. We consider this our best quality.
As for these other establishments, my advice is this, Check who is running it, make sure before you buy something from them that it is legit, remember it is a gamble, and the game has many scammers trying to make easy gold on people who might think they could win. It happens all the time in game.
But I feel if you saw how we ran our establishment, the people who have walled out with millions, the chicken fights we hold, and the night club that hosts shows and food to buy and souvenirs, you will realize that so much time, effort and dedication was put into this. What fun would it be if you can't win at the game you are playing, or the houses odds are so ridiculous that you feel cheated. We took great time, care and brought people over to test these games before we made them public to our gamblers.
Testing is key, to make sure you have a chance to walk away with some gold. I hope this answered some of your questions, and please feel free to contact me thru PM and I can give you a grand tour.
I am also Ex- Military, like Ace is, A family man, I also have casinos near by my home about 30 miles away and are legal so no cops but, I dont gamble in real life, *smiles* Its fun on the game, but we also make sure we get good people in our casino. Its not for everyone.
The Golden fang Casino
"Like no other Casino in Ultima"