A look at the use of virtual currency as a gamification technique by mobile casinos. We discuss what makes virtual currency effective, and which casinos use virtual currency. For more articles on gamification: visit www.androidslots.co.uk
3. What is virtual currency?
Virtual currency is money, or
items of value, created by a
casino, that can be
exchanged for other items of
value within that casino.
4. What is virtual currency?
The term ‘virtual’ can be
misleading.
5. What is virtual currency?
Sometimes people say
something is virtual when
they want to denote that it
has a digital presence rather
than a physical presence.
6. What is virtual currency?
Bitcoin is a digital currency,
rather than a physical one.
So, sometimes Bitcoin is
referred to as a ‘virtual
currency’.
7. What is virtual currency?
However, when we talk
about virtual currency as a
gamification technique, we
use the term ‘virtual’ to
denote that the currency is
artificial as opposed to real.
8. What is virtual currency?
The virtual currencies we are
interested in are artificial in
the sense that, they are
designed to work within the
casino that creates it, and
they are not valid anywhere
else.
9. What is virtual currency?
Whereas Bitcoin is a real
currency that can be
used all over the world.
15. How can I earn Fruity Coins?
• Play games
• Deposit cash
• Sign up to Pocket Fruity
• Take part in a Facebook
competition
• Fill in a survey
• Like Pocket Fruity on
Facebook
• Follow Pocket Fruity on
Twitter
17. What can I do with Fruity Coins?
• Unlock games
• Spend them at the Fruity
Shop. At the Fruity Shop,
you can trade your coins
for a wide variety of
things including high-street
shopping vouchers,
extra money, or (if you
save up) even a new TV.
19. What are the benefits of virtual currency?
• You get something for nothing in
the sense that, much of the time,
you can earn coins without
having to do anything over and
above the things that you would
normally do at the casino.
• It brings great variety to the
returns you can get from
gambling.
20. Virtual currency is rewarding for casinos
Virtual currency isn’t just rewarding
for you, it’s very rewarding for
casinos. Casinos that reward
players with virtual currency
encourage players to use their
casino more regularly and for
longer, because the more you play,
the more it pays.