[MUD-Dev] [NEWS] Gaming Open Market

Scott Jennings scottj at mythicentertainment.com
Fri Jun 25 21:24:26 CEST 2004


From: Jeff Freeman

>> Will we ever see a virtual currency in the "real" currency exchange, 
>> perhaps?

> Nope.

Or, more to the point, the currency would no longer be virtual, at
which point all sorts of other problems develop (regulation,
taxation, liability, etc.) Which is why most gaming companies fight
so fiercely to ensure they remain virtual. Frankly, I don't want to
have to explain to the IRS why I screwed up and coded a dupe bug.

---
Scott Jennings
Programmer
Mythic Entertainment
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