| > On the flip side, it's super similar to those video poker machines in bars and restaurants. Other than playing cards being shown on screen, it's not. > If you allowed the option to increase the bet There is no betting in Balatro. > and got rid of the special joker abilities, it's basically the same thing. So completely change how the game works completely then it's "basically the same" as video poker? Do you hear yourself? > People claiming otherwise are being willfully ignorant. People claiming otherwise can tell the difference between 2 games using playing cards. > I love Balatro, but it's definitely gambling adjacent Again, there is no gambling in Balatro. > and depending on how rules/laws around children gambling are defined, it probably should be age gated, or those rules/laws should be updated to reflect reality, you can't have it both ways. Gonna ignore this because you haven't explained in any way how Balatro is in anyway "gambling adjacent" other than your made up situation where if you completely change the way the game works it becomes gambling, which of course is nonsense. |