Inside the glitzy metaverse casino where gamblers have spent $7.5MILLION in 12 weeks

Users are given chips based on the number of wearable NFTs their avatar is decked out with.

A user's ICE handle will go up for completing challenges, like playing a certain amount of hands or excelling at games and topping leaderboards.

Decentraland's casino has taken hold of the traffic steering wheel.

About of Decentraland's daily visitors are there to test their luck and place wagers.

“At any given time, we have over 1,000 players playing poker,” Decentraland Games founder Miles Anthony told .

“It doesn't sound like a lot of users, but when it comes to the open metaverse, it's pretty substantial considering the main issue right now with metaverses is that they’re empty,” Anthony added.

Gambling, in virtual or traditional reality, is on the rise with New York state taking on in action just a few months after legalizing online wagering.

The casino is the latest adoption of a real-world activity becoming actionable in the metaverse.

Interested gamblers do not need a virtual reality headset, though it is recommended to appreciate the full experience.