Thats strange, Rockstar banned access to gambling in some countries, and the rules are the same essentially.
Rockstar have better lawyers than CCP? Or maybe management isnt as desperate. Hard to tell what is it. 
Oh wait, I think I know what is the difference, its that CCP sells PLEX instead of ISK. And players buy ISK exchanging PLEX. So the additional step is maybe their way to avoiding the bans.
You might need to follow an โarmchair lawyer courseโ first, but Iโll link it anyways.
http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/change_lg.pl?language=nl&la=N&cn=1999050777&table_name=wet
It clearly falls in the description under Article 2. It is a game of chance defined as raffle.
Now what is interesting is that every banned online gambling site stated that NO MINORS could play (unless they stole their parentโs credit cards) I would say, get the guinnes record guys there to record that case as iโm sure it will be used in many universities as an example of practically achieving every aggravating circumstance in the book.
Thatโs because gambling is gambling even if the prize is a service. This is becoming more important as the industry tries to sell videogames as a service and countries adapt the definition of gambling accordingly.
If it requires an investment and triggers the reward sense of โI wonโ by result of randomness, thatโs gambling.
Ah, you edited your post. Selling the PLEX instead of the ingame token itself makes no difference if the definiton of gambling is comprehensive enough. The fact that PLEX can be used for other things means nothing, same as euros can be used for thigns other than buying lottery tickets.
I have feeling that we will see some actual legal action and EVE playerbase will have to shrink, or the feature dropped. I am not able to sift thru all the regulations like Rockstar lawyers could.
Seeing how the GTA casino is banned (apparently) in Iceland, I wouldnโt be too shocked if CCP just accidentaled the law from their own countryโฆ 
I mean, โskillful designโ isnโt something that anyone ever associated to CCPโฆ
Cool, I canโt read, but a rough Google translate suggests that the language may potentially cover it.
Thatโs not really an interesting thing, thatโs just a commonly used โwarningโ that people think actually does anything.
Thatโs what Epstein said too.
Anyways, the only result of that is that the CCP IP range will become blocked in Belgium after a verdict, and Iโll be forced to use a VPN.
Maybe even blocked in Iceland. That would be funny. 
You must notโve ever visited Jita then. Literally hundreds of them in local.
Are you for or against The HyperNet Relay?
What happened to the โVoteโ option?
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I like it , I vote yes good
Find nowโฆwill be lootbox crap in 6-12 months so noโฆitโs cancer.
I am personally unlikely to participate.
That is what is great about this game. If I choose not to participate in parts of it, I donโt. Others may like it so enjoy. There are plenty of other things I can enjoy.
I used to raffle carriers and dreads with zero markup. I only included the cost of Chribbaโs fee. I wanted other people to have access to more expensive ships. Ten Million ISK and a โroll of the diceโ made at least one person happy. *Chribba had a great random dice tool but I canโt remember the name of it.
Wonโt sell anything with it, wonโt buy anything with it. Couldnโt care less if itโs in the game. Seems like a waste of dev time to me (or at least, an inefficient use), but canโt really say good or bad until we see how many people make use of it.
If it brings them some sales and doesnโt cause too much trouble, then good. If it causes a lot of kerfuffle and sells a pittance of extra Plex for a handful of raffled items (which I expect), then it was time better spent doing something actually useful for the game.
The cost of the HyperCores will determine how widely itโs used. I havenโt heard a number yet.
It is online gambling poorly dressed as a marketing tool. It is morally reprehensible at best and at worst it is against the law in most countries it is played in. As well as still being morally wrong.
I am firmly against this.
I am also wondering where the tick-box for casting my actual โvoteโ isโฆ
I guess they removed that feature from the forums. As far as legality goesโฆyou canโt โprofitโ outside of the game so I donโt think law enforcement will give two 
โs.
Why? I think it like so much is just a part of our eve ecosystem, if morally entered into the game play then scams, ganks, player piracy shouldnโt be a thing, I find on a strictly personal level those activities reprehensible and definitely morally objectionable, but it is part of the eve ecosystem and my objections alone shouldnโt be the final word on those activities, Iโm for it and donโt want otherโs standing in my way.