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by mschuster91 4467 days ago
a) The exchange virtual-real money WILL get you into a shitload of trouble. Money laundering is the prime issue.

b) Apple and Google are US companies and thus bound by the relatively strict gambling laws in the US - and so your app will not end up in either major app store, only as a sideload for Android.

c) as soon as Real Money is involved, you will attract a massive amount of sharks sucking on the mini fishes, as well as a load of fraudsters, poker-bot users and people trying to game your system (ACH/wire transfer reversals, CC chargebacks, stolen credentials, the list is endless).

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thanks, seems it needs lot of work than i thought
Just forget about the idea, to be honest. Gambling laws are so vastly different around the world that it's dead expensive to run a Internet gambling business.

Furthermore, the US are known for arresting managers of poker sites based OUTSIDE THE FUCKING COUNTRY for violating US gambling laws.

Seriously, don't mess with gambling, it's a hell hole waiting to swallow you.