Recently, there has been a lot of discussion on the forums about “Chinese gold farmers.” If you haven’t heard the conversation, here is the executive summary: a lot of Chinese players are suddenly appearing in the lower limit games all over the online poker world. The recent influx is probably due to a ban that China is instituting on “gold farming” in massively-multiplayer role-playing games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft. Up until that ban, many Chinese gamers spent hours playing these MMORPGs solely to pick up virtual “gold” that was available in the game. Then they sold that gold for real cash in markets such as eBay. The money wouldn’t go far in the West, but may provide a marginal living in China. Also, I think it’s safe to say that “farming gold” beats most Chinese jobs that would pay similar amounts. With the national ban on MMORPG gold farming, a lot of Chinese gamers have turned their attention to online poker
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Don’t Fear Chinese Gold Farmers
