(Note: republished as: “Weg met casino, online gokken wordt de hype” in NRC Handelsblad, January 31, page 37).
This is one of those subjects I wanted to write a longer article about for some time: gambling games. I do enjoy gambling myself (yes, in moderation) but mostly in a casino, less online. The advent of gambling games and particularly “gamblification” efforts related to Facebook seem to open up so many intriguing questions regarding the boundaries between gambling & gaming, addiction, game-design, regulations etc etc etc. I took a first stab at introducing this fascinating new genre to the Dutch public (as it is by my knowledge the first time this subject is covered in Dutch mainstream media).
And as a bonus a groovy illustration!
