Alter Aeon Rules of Conduct

Rule 3.12 - Lotto bots - special rules

Occasionally, players run bots to host small lotteries for other players.
This is allowed, and is given a multiplaying exception, as long as the
bot (and player) follow these rules:

 - You may only run one lotto bot per player. Not per account, per player.

 - The lottery must be open to everyone except the owner.  Players may be
   ignored if they attempt to actively abuse the bot.

 - The lotto may only accept and give in-game gold.  Lotteries which accept
   credits or real money will be shut down and the resources confiscated.

 - The lotto operator may make no more than 10% aggregate profit.  The
   lotto owner is responsible for keeping records of this.

 - The lotto bot should communicate via channels or tells, so it doesn't
   spam public areas through social and say.

 - All lottos must have a public rule list and guide so players can read
   and understand the rules before entering.  Bots should inform players
   of how and where to read the rule list.  Lotteries that do not have
   this will be shut down.

 - The owner is not allowed to enter or participate in any lottery that
   they own or run, even indirectly through other players.

 - If you have to use a multi for your lotto, then it must only act as a
   lottery bot.  It should not do anything other than act as a lotto bot.
   This means no running experience, holding storage, spellcasting, or
   any other normal player behavior.

If there's a problem, in most cases we'll ask you to fix them and be more
strict.  Lotteries, when run well, can make people happy and give them
something to do.  Run your lottery clean and take the time to do your
accounting correctly, and you won't have any problems.

That said, poorly or maliciously run lotteries will not only be shut
down, but the owner will be subject to penalties above and beyond the
return of the deposited gold.