D&D General Hasbro enters gambling deal using Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property

[TiQuinn]

It seems that most people here are not so much against gambling itself as they are disappointed with how the D&D brand is being used.

I think the broader discussion of gambling and the problems/benefits related to it are largely not on topic for the forum. Not meaning to shut down conversation, but just why the topic is kind of self-limited.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Gambling is for fools and slot machines are the worst kind of idiot lantern.

If hasbro want adult money id rather they sold D&D branded booze, bongs, and sex toys.

Hasbro just wants licensing fees. They're not making online gambling sites or selling booze themselves.

 

[SteveC]

Hasbro just wants licensing fees. They're not making or selling online gambling sites or booze themselves.

This is what's going on. The value in D&D is increasingly becoming the brand. If I saw a D&D slot machine, I'd probably spend some money just on a lark. I feel the same way with the pinball machine. When I was a Gen Con (a while ago now) we used to grab the beer that was branded from the Con right up the street. It was fun.

There's always going to be stuff I don't like that gets attached to the game. Heck, there's plenty of parts to the game I don't like, so I just enjoy what I do like and let others do likewise.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I just enjoy what I do like and let others do likewise.

We're going to have to ask you to leave the internet.

 

[SteveC]

We're going to have to ask you to leave the internet.

It's been tried before. I'm just on community service for Internet Warrior-ing.

 

[Distracted DM]

Gambling is for fools and slot machines are the worst kind of idiot lantern.

If hasbro want adult money id rather they sold D&D branded booze, bongs, and sex toys.

I basically never gamble at casinos, etc. Twice I have, ever, because that's where bachelor parties were... I will say that I played on machines that I liked the intellectual property of- one was Lord of the Rings, and another was.. was it Star Trek? That'd be ironic.

I don't know if my $5 was worth it to either of those machines... I guess if there are a lot more folks out there that enjoy gambling and those IPs, then yeah? I'd probably do the same if there were a DnD machine. Spend $5 on it, 'cuz I'm already there for whatever reason and at least I can get a little extra fun out of the IP I recognize. I'm not proud of it but there it is

 

[LordEntrails]

If hasbro want adult money id rather they sold D&D branded booze, bongs, and sex toys.

I'm never going to say "Black Dragon" in the same way again.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I'm never going to say "Black Dragon" in the same way again.

I'd like to buy the umber hulk ... for a friend.

 

[Umbran]

Heavy regularion and restriction of gambling is for unpatriotic commie whimps, right?

Mod note:
How about you take the political portion of you grievance to a site that will welcome it, please and thanks.

 

[SteveC]

Just a quick question about this partnership. Are we talking web or app based virtual games, or something physical? I know that Vegas and Casinos on reservations that I've been to have been 21+ so I think players would be a little older than seems to be expected.

And I'm going to be honest and say that I don't have any gambling games on my PC or phone, so I have no idea if they are gated by age. Just wondering what the actual expectation is going to be.