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by colechristensen 1275 days ago
MMOs have to go to extensive lengths to prevent and punish trading in game currency in the real world because it would burden them with a long list of regulations. Your WoW gold or whatever it is is not money because it only works in game and despite black markets for it, it is not allowed to be used in free exchange with other currencies.

Honestly everybody actually knows the difference, if you don’t hire a lawyer and go to court and add to caselaw to be sure.