Second Life Casino Owner Left Scrambling After Gambling Ban This Second Life entrepreneur complains that Linden Lab was more than happy to take his money for months, even after the U.S. banned Internet gambling, and then Linden Lab’s shut the casinos down abruptly Wednesday, Second Life Drops the Hammer On Gambling.

Jesuits Bring the Good News to Second Life Virtual worlds may well be the new frontier for crusades of today. The Jesuits, a Catholic order of priests founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in the 1500s, have decided their next bastion of faith should be raised in Second Life, reports the Financial Times.

Wii + Second Life = New Training Simulator Using the Wiimote and Second Life to save money on training. Ya, I know, sounds pretty lame, but you never know until you try it.

IBM Guidelines Govern Virtual Employees IBM appears to be the first corporation to create rules governing virtual worlds. The move has critics, who say that mandating behavior for the so-called “metaverse” is unlikely to reform impish avatars. They also question why IBM would add a layer of buttoned-down bureaucracy to this relatively rollicking corner of the Internet.

If Second Life Financial Markets are a Game, Are We Having Fun Yet? Those who were at the panel will remember that LukeConnell, like the COO of the competing exchange (Maelstrom Baphomet of AVIX), argued that SL stock exchanges are “a game.” This news is undoubtedly causing some to ask “Are we having fun yet?”

SLEC Responds to WSE Closure: News and Analysis At this point, we have confirmed that the theft has occurred and we believe that this issue clearly shows that independent regulation is a necessity in order to protect the investing public.

WSE Press Release with some interesting info Today they announced the release of WSE 3.0 that includes enhanced security features such as 256-bit SSL encryption, Risk API for Second Life residents along with the ability for general Internet users with a browser to trade on the World Stock Exchange using the World Internet Currency.

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