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===Gambling===

Under the Minecraft Usage Guidelines it says "Do not do anything that would harm or damage our name, brand, or assets (for example: gambling, pornography, violence, terrorism, or other unsafe/mature content)"<ref name="minecraftUG">{{Cite web |title=Minecraft Usage Guidelines |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines |access-date=August 17, 2025 |website=Minecraft}}</ref>. According to these guidelines that Mojang created all servers that include gambling are against Usage Guidelines, however Mojang only takes action if the gambling looks like casinos and roulette tables, not if they are loot boxes even though loot boxes are a form of gambling<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greer |first=Nancy |last2=Boyle |first2=Cailem Murray |last3=Jenkinson |first3=Rebecca |title=Harms associated with loot boxes and simulated gambling in video games |url=https://aifs.gov.au/research_programs/australian-gambling-research-centre/loot-boxes-simulated-gambling-video-games-harms |url-status=live |work=Australian Institute of Family Studies |language=English}}</ref>

Under the Minecraft Usage Guidelines it says "Do not do anything that would harm or damage our name, brand, or assets (for example: gambling, pornography, violence, terrorism, or other unsafe/mature content)"<ref name="minecraftUG">{{Cite web |title=Minecraft Usage Guidelines |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines |access-date=August 17, 2025 |website=Minecraft}}</ref>. According to these guidelines that Mojang created all servers that include gambling are against Usage Guidelines, however Mojang only takes action if the gambling looks like casinos and roulette tables, not if they are loot boxes even though loot boxes are a form of gambling<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greer |first=Nancy |last2=Boyle |first2=Cailem Murray |last3=Jenkinson |first3=Rebecca |title=Harms associated with loot boxes and simulated gambling in video games |url=https://aifs.gov.au/research_programs/australian-gambling-research-centre/loot-boxes-simulated-gambling-video-games-harms |url-status=live |work=Australian Institute of Family Studies |language=English}}</ref>. It is also Important to note that these servers can be accessed by people with gambling issues as there is no compliance with existing gambling self-exclusion practices.

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|+Servers<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Sep 2025 |title=Exposing Minecraft's ILLEGAL Server Gambling Operations... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgrKo1mpeGo |url-status=live |access-date=17 Sep 2024 |website=youtube.com}}</ref>

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 ===Gambling===
-Under the Minecraft Usage Guidelines it says "Do not do anything that would harm or damage our name, brand, or assets (for example: gambling, pornography, violence, terrorism, or other unsafe/mature content)"<ref name="minecraftUG">{{Cite web |title=Minecraft Usage Guidelines |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines |access-date=August 17, 2025 |website=Minecraft}}</ref>. According to these guidelines that Mojang created all servers that include gambling are against Usage Guidelines, however Mojang only takes action if the gambling looks like casinos and roulette tables, not if they are loot boxes even though loot boxes are a form of gambling<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greer |first=Nancy |last2=Boyle |first2=Cailem Murray |last3=Jenkinson |first3=Rebecca |title=Harms associated with loot boxes and simulated gambling in video games |url=https://aifs.gov.au/research_programs/australian-gambling-research-centre/loot-boxes-simulated-gambling-video-games-harms |url-status=live |work=Australian Institute of Family Studies |language=English}}</ref>
+Under the Minecraft Usage Guidelines it says "Do not do anything that would harm or damage our name, brand, or assets (for example: gambling, pornography, violence, terrorism, or other unsafe/mature content)"<ref name="minecraftUG">{{Cite web |title=Minecraft Usage Guidelines |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines |access-date=August 17, 2025 |website=Minecraft}}</ref>. According to these guidelines that Mojang created all servers that include gambling are against Usage Guidelines, however Mojang only takes action if the gambling looks like casinos and roulette tables, not if they are loot boxes even though loot boxes are a form of gambling<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greer |first=Nancy |last2=Boyle |first2=Cailem Murray |last3=Jenkinson |first3=Rebecca |title=Harms associated with loot boxes and simulated gambling in video games |url=https://aifs.gov.au/research_programs/australian-gambling-research-centre/loot-boxes-simulated-gambling-video-games-harms |url-status=live |work=Australian Institute of Family Studies |language=English}}</ref>. It is also Important to note that these servers can be accessed by people with gambling issues as there is no compliance with existing gambling self-exclusion practices.
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 |+Servers<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Sep 2025 |title=Exposing Minecraft's ILLEGAL Server Gambling Operations... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgrKo1mpeGo |url-status=live |access-date=17 Sep 2024 |website=youtube.com}}</ref>