Grand Theft Auto Online began offering its Diamond Casino DLC recently. This service is now available to millions of kids/adults who have a GTA online account.
According to numerous reports, "over 50 countries" have banned the online gambling games so far. Casino games such as "Three Card Poker" enable players to pay real money for in-game currency, which can then be wagered at GTA Online's Diamond Casino.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidth.../#1614951a1757
https://www.pcgamer.com/grand-theft-...-50-countries/
While players are allowed to spend real money on the in-game currency, they are
not allowed to re-convert those virtual chips back to real money.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49084726
Some analysts in the formally licensed online poker/casino industry may argue that the two marketplaces don't overlap that much. However, video games have been (arguably) infiltrating the online gambling market for years via
Gacha mechanics tied to loot boxes and micro-transactions.
GTA Online is now offering online casino products that (in my opinion) pose a meaningful threat to regulated online gambling sites such as PokerStars/partypoker/888/etc -- especially now that video games are ramping-up their software development for services to capture the virtual casino market.
Thoughts?