Because it's my personal opinion that if you are so irresponsible to let behavior on a video game reflect back to your real life, then you have little hope to begin with. I pity the people that become addicted to gambling in real life because they did it on RuneScape, but IMO that's just Darwinism at work, weeding out the weaker people who can't control themselves. I have the best income in game because these people continue to choose to bet. I take commissions, no odds are against them, so I am not in favor of winning everything. They knowingly bet with me against someone else, and willingly give me commission, with no odds stacked against them. No one forces them to come bet. Before this turns into the constantly looked at "Morals on a video game" topic, I'll put it to you like this; I'm a good person in real life. I take care of my friends, help people with their problems, do my part in the world, etc., etc. On Runescape, I honestly don't care if people lose their gold from betting. They knew the risk, and if they didn't, well shit, they do now. They are weak minded individuals who cannot differentiate between artificial wealth and real currency. Yes, this and that, gold has real value, blah blah. But once again, according to Jagex, it doesn't, and for those insisting gambling should be against the rules, you are breaking rules to begin with by saying gold has real value. I would never take $5 from some little kid. But I promise you I or someone else would take their GP if they willingly put it at risk and lost. You can bet on that. And if you don't want to bet on that, don't worry; someone else will.