Is the contract concluded with the gaming company, which stipulates giving the programmer two free devices, assisting in advertising and promotional campaigns, and taking 5% of sales as fees, considered gambling and usury, bearing in mind that the games are free of Sharia prohibitions?
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There is no harm in contracting with websites to promote and sell games that are Islamically permissible in exchange for a percentage of the profits. Similarly, there is no harm in receiving devices to test games. This is neither gambling nor usury.
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