Like for example in my country gambling is illegal. If i devolop a gambling game and sell it to someone is it okay? I wont publish i will just sell to someone else.
Not: Gambling is just a example think about everything.
Youâd need to ask a lawyer from your country.
No, itâs not allowed to develop an illegal game. There, that was easy, wasnât it.
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and just for info, Gambling specifically requires different license from unity
lol.
last time I checked, it is illegal to do illegal things.
Well, it is illegal to do illegal things, but it only really matters if youâre caught, doesnât it?
even if you are not caught, you have to consider what havoc the act might wreak upon your conscience though. Do you wish to live in paranoia night and day?
Not all of us are cut out for a life of crime.
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I would guess the actual regulation is in regards to gambling services. I donât think offering programming consultation for a gambling firm in a different country would be illegal. Just my take though. The correct answer is that you need to talk to a lawyer from your own country as @neginfinity said.
Unity generally requires that you comply with local laws and regulations.
For your local laws, you are going to have to consult a local expert. Gambling laws differ wildly between countries. In some places you can do everything but and get away fine. In other countries being an accessory to anything resembling gambling is a crime.
Consult a local lawyer.
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There is a difference between producing the means and actually doing the thing thatâs generally known as illegal. In some cases both are illegal (like some drug production, but not all for example), in some they arenât (for gambling software, Iâd say until it doesnât actually involve bank transactions, it cannot be illegal since otherwise digital Monopoly would be too).
However youâll have to find out for your specific topic with a lawyer. At least ask with the specific topic, or an online-lawyer site. Here nobody will be able to give a clear answer.
I donât think there is such a thing as an illegal game. 99% of games are murdering.
Lol, there definitely is. OP even provided a concrete example in their own post and basically answered their own question.
Games regularly fail classification in various countries, too, sorta like a âsoft illegalâ. Usually for themes the country deems beyond what is inappropriate for its citizens to view, sometimes for good and sometimes for draconian reasons.
For example a game with child pornography would certainly be illegal in any sane parts of the world.
Hentai I summon you.
Thereâs a difference between using artworks and photos of the real thing.
Anyway, OP still need to discuss lawyer. TThe lawyer would say if it is allowed, and the length of prison sentence if it isnât.
I think you have to clarify for each country exactly what counts as gambling and what doesnât.
Developing a poker game is not illegal as long as the player is not actually playing for real money.
Sure is. Here in Aus thereâs a franchise called Dick Smiths. Itâs now a badge on someone elseâs retail shop, but it used to be our biggest DIY electronics chain. It started back when CB radios were illegal to use (or something to that effect). But it wasnât illegal to sell the components, so he did, and had an eager consumer base waiting to buy his stuff, eventually leading to (local) market dominance.
So yes, ask a lawyer, but if youâre not doing the illegal part and itâs not immoral, it could be an opportunity.
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This is an interesting question, but the answer is you will have to check the laws in your country, possibly with the help of a lawyer.
It might be legal to create a gambling game in your country if it is only sold outside your country. Was the law created because an opposition to the ethics of gambling? Or to protect the citizens from addiction? The country is likely to not allow developing if they donât like the ethics, but might not be protective of citizens of countries outside their jurisdiction.
Laws are often very outdated when it comes to new technologies like games and the judge may have trouble understanding any of the technical nuances. Personally I would avoid it if thereâs any uncertainty.
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Thank you for all the answers, there is one thing I forgot to mention, I will not add real money trading, there will only be in-game trading in the game and I think this should not be illegal. And as you suggested, I will open a topic in the lawyer forums as well.
If thereâs no real money involved, thatâs normally not gambling.
For example, in 1990s there was a g ame called âCeasarâs Palaceâ which was pretty much a virtual casino⌠for SEGA/SNES systems. The goal was to spend virtual money to play games to earn more virtual money.
Most likely thatâs not gambling. But, if in doubt, consult a lawyer.
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