LotR on-line gambling

[davem]

http://www.betastic.co.uk/gambling_n...ings-slots.htm

That's right, Warner Bros have sold the rights for on-line games based on LotR. Watch out for them next time you visit your fave on-line casino.

[Inziladun]

“The Lord of the Rings has a huge entrenched fan base with over 97% awareness of the film franchise, as well as phenomenal and unprecedented home video success.”

Read: "It's nothing to us but a source of cash. It's a well-loved and deeply meaningful book as well? Who cares!"

Thank you, Warner Brothers.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

From my experience, people who play slots will stick their money into anything that they think will pay off. Anything. Warner's behavior in regards to this "franchise" thus far has been "milk it for all it's worth." This business is pretty much just stating it rather baldly. They probably think that it's a small, small step from subscription on-line gaming to playing slots. *sigh*

[davem]

I actually feel angry about this. Simply put, this insults Tolkien. This is a nasty, greedy, ugly act, & contemptuous not only of a decent man's life work but also of those of us whose lives have been enhanced, if not transformed, by that work. Whoever is responsible should be ashamed of themselves.

Why should we have to see something so significant to us sold to the highest bidder in order to boost profits? If The Lord of the Rings in movie or book versions is so popular & widely known its because we fans have made it so. Why should we be insulted like this by a bunch of business people who care for nothing but money? Must everything, every last thing, that's important, that matters be traduced just so somebody can increase their bank balance?

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The games will feature all the well loved characters and superb graphics that made the Peter Jackson directed films so popular and led to the award for Best Movie.

[Rumil]

Agree all!

Now I'm not against a little gambling for fun, for example a tenner on the National, the inevitable World Cup sweepstake or the lottery. But these sites, like the big casinos, make serious money from people that have become major gambling addicts and lose much more in life than their money.

OK, so LoTR gambling won't appeal to the hard-core but tempt in a fair few youngsters I expect. A nasty cynical business!

[davem]

Originally Posted by Rumil

Agree all!

Now I'm not against a little gambling for fun, for example a tenner on the National, the inevitable World Cup sweepstake or the lottery. But these sites, like the big casinos, make serious money from people that have become major gambling addicts and lose much more in life than their money.

OK, so LoTR gambling won't appeal to the hard-core but tempt in a fair few youngsters I expect. A nasty cynical business!

I don't have a problem with small scale gambling - I've won on the Euromillions draw twice in the last two weeks (eleven quid last week & seven quid this week ), but why should Tolkien's creation be reduced to this level? Can we not have some things which aren't sacrificed completely to the profit motive? You know - have the Happy Meals & the Kinder Surprise toys, the Action Figures, all the tie-in tat we've seen over the years, but could we at least not sell Tolkien's creation to the gambling, drug or sex industry - is that too much to ask?

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Roger Raat. . .

We’re excited about creating state-of-the-art video slots from the best movie trilogy of the decade.

Note how he had to add the word "trilogy" there. I don't recall seeing any one of the LotR movies named on any of the "best movies of the decade" lists that I saw.

But come to think of it, I never saw any lists of "best trilogies" either.

What will it be about? Lining up three Gandalfs in a row to win? Will you have to kill 52 orcs or something? Attempt shield surfing? Snog a horse?