CCP Games cracks down on gambling sites

CCP Games will update their license agreement for Eve Online to go into force on November 8, and the updates include measures against video game gambling websites such as IWantISK and EVE Casino, which CCP have already taken action against.

CCP accused IWantISK of being involved in trading with real money and have confiscated all items and currency, the Inter-Stellar Kredits. Permanent suspensions of player accounts have also been issued to those involved.

The update to Eve Online's license agreement makes their stance even more clear: "You may not use, transfer or assign any game assets for games of chance operated by third parties," the license agreement will say.

As if this wasn't clear enough, CCP reiterate the point again in the blog post announcing the changes: "In short, this addition to the Eve Online EULA means that as of the launch of Eve Online: Ascension, players will be prohibited from using in game assets and currency, as well as the Eve IP, to take part in or promote gambling services or other games of chance that are operated by third parties"

Eve Casino are a rather reserved with their response to allegations, saying "We entrust CCP will be thorough in their investigation as they have in the past and we hope to have this resolved as soon as possible," as reads the message that appears when you go onto their site.

IWantISK, however, are slightly more resistant towards CCP's actions. The message on the home page of their site instead reads: "LOL look at the goons taking credit! lol. Hello everyone! We are working hard to recover our accounts as well as your ISK. You might also want to try asking CCP for your ISK back to see how quickly they deny you because CCP Peligro does not care. CCP Peligro has proven yet again that this is a personal vendetta for him as he even tweeted vindictive posts about this (now deleted by him from his twitter). He has blamed you for RMT and has taken your ISK. We are also being falsely accused of RMT and if we cannot recover your ISK for you, we will pursue this legally as we have already found grounds. (Keep in mind somer blink was allowed to pay their clients out)."

"On another note: Gambling sites are not banned until November. This means you can set up a gambling site until then! Contact me at [email protected] if you would like me to set up a copy of IWI for you to run for your corp or alliance in this final month we will call, EVE GAMBLES MONTH . Setting up a new site for yourself does NOT violate the EULA and does not mean RMT as you will not be paying for any ISK or assets. Simply a copy paste of my code that I will set up on a server for you. Cheers!"

"In the end of it all, if CCP decides to keep my account banned even though I know I did nothing wrong, I will develop IWI 1.0 into a P2P website with no central bank or central hub which means CCP will not be able to ban our system and you, the players, will receive YOUR ISK from other players using a mass pay and honor system.(P2P). We will get you your ISK. If they unban my account I can develop IWI into something that is in-game competitions and tournaments of sorts. Races even. But to flat out ban with no proof (as always) is very spiteful to the EVE community."

The changes to the license agreement come into force November 8, the same day as the launch of Eve Online: Ascension. What do you think about CCP Games' recent actions?