Truth is as a long time member of iStripper every time I see a SEC card it feels like someone tied me to a telephone pole and my nuts to an Indy car and told that driver to hit the redline.
Allow me to play devil's advocate for a moment.
You have 854 cards in your collection. I'm going to assume that you have therefore spent several hundred dollars aquiring those cards. You are now engaging in a line of argument that stipulates several things:
One, that despite spending several hundred dollars to acquire those cards, the thought of spending maybe a hundred more dollars in the slot machine to win a few Joker cards is somehow abhorrent to you.
Two, that despite the fact you don't even come close to being one of the largest collectors of these cards and this product, you now feel that you have some line of argument against those who spend far more money than you, or spend their money in a much more focused way than you to acquire what they want.
I think this line of argument is faulty. You, nor anyone else have no right to ***** foul after you personally subsidized this product.
Compared to most I see on this forum my own collection is quite small. However, I have no compunction about throwing 50 bucks into the slot machine to win a Joker card or two to gain a special event card I really want. Having spent some time in real casinos, playing real gambling games, with real money, and real stakes, I can say the games of chance here have a much higher chance of winning, and have a far greater payout than anything you'll get whether at a casino or your local convenince store scratchoff ticket.
To equate an optional game of chance to ***** only shows me you have deeper problems than your monthly credit card balance.
Yes iStripper contributes through their games to exploit some people with addiction problems.
Me personally this aspect comes to me, because I work to help vulnerable people, with mental illnesses.
If you have a problem with gambling or mental illness, then the last place you should be is here.
Turn off your computer and go get some help from a real person.
Jesus, you folks are throwing thousands of dollars into a hole, only to ***** that that it's not deep enough, and you're not allowed to throw even more money in?
If you've got a problem with the way the company sells their goods, maybe you should find a new company. Or maybe you should go outside once in a while, get some perspective on life. Maybe go visit your relatives, or take up a hobby that's not quite so expensive. Like making changes to the grafitti on office equipment, or driving around until you find somewhere your SatNav tells you you can go, but you can't.