What is the ruling on video games that rely on direct competition between two parties, where each one bets a free, non-monetary virtual sum, and the winner gets the virtual betting sum while the loser gets nothing?
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The virtual, fictional sums in the game do not make betting on them forbidden gambling according to . However, it is a simulation of gambling, and thus playing with it is prohibited from this perspective.
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