Four states in the United States have given Casino Slotie a cease-and-desist order. The Metaverse Casino has been given the order to stop selling NFTs by Kentucky, Texas, Alabama, and New Jersey market authorities.
Metaverse is a 3D virtual space where people have the opportunity to communicate with 3D avatars through different experimental activities, such as live concerts and gaming. In the case of Slotie, the NFT holders can gain ownership of the virtual entity, enabling them to take part in immersive gambling activities.
Slotie has been accused of not being able to offer proof of physical address or phone number. Also, these four states want Slotie to offer evidence of profits that have been promised to all NFT holders.
A digital file based on blockchain, providing proof of ownership of a collection, JPEG, or artwork is called an NFT. The holders of Slotie NFT provide them the ownership of the virtual metaverse platform. A joint statement had been issued by the four states, and Slotie had been asking users to take part in illegal gambling in the metaverse. The gambling company had issued 10,000 NFTs for people.
The platform started operating in October 2021 in Georgia state and asserts to provide holders of the NFTs with access to the fastest and largesse-growing online casino network.
Even though the NFT of Slotie has been securitized, the platform was unable to offer a verifiable business address and project founders’ names along with their email addresses and telephone numbers.
The Texas State Securities board director, Joe Rotunda, acknowledged the economic opportunities the metaverse offers and warned that it has become a target of all fraudsters who are on the lookout to scam the public. He said in a statement that NFTs that offer passive income, come with undisclosed risks. Since the risks are significant, investing in VR can leave investors broke, virtually.
