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Luck be a Landlord is now banned in 13 countries on the Google Play Store

blog.trampolinetales.com Luck be a Landlord is now banned in 13 countries on the Google Play Store

I'm sorry if the following post comes off as a bit angry. I'm writing this off the cuff and am very aggravated by the situation. Today I received an email from Google Play Support stating that Luck be a Landlord has been geo-blocked in the following countries: United Arab Emirates,

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[HN] Luck be a Landlord is now banned in 13 countries on the Google Play Store

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"Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions."

For those curious about the game. Game details from Metacritic.
- So it's literally a slot machine simulator...
  
  And the guy who made it doesn't understand why it's being taken down for gambling?
  
  So you think an FPS should be taken down for murder?
  
  Anybody who has played the game will know how much of a dumbass take this is. It's no more a "slot machine simulator" than Doom is a "military training simulator".
  
  Uh oh, looks like all the Borderlands games are illegal. Gearbox better watch out
  
  Star Fox has a secret level with a slot machine as a boss and the only way to beat it is to successfully get a jackpot. It's as much of a gambling sim as this dude's game is.
  
  It’s not even a slot machine simulator. It’s more like a deck builder card game with a slot machine theme.
Not FIFA though.
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This is a new low if we are banning games like this in this world. I'm just gonna assume the people who banned it have never been to a casino once in their life, let alone seen a real slot machine.
- Look at the list of banned countries. Do you think those countries have many casinos?

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