Really an under reported stat imo. These servers are under the radar.
They added gambling as what seemed a last ditch effort to attract new users
However, money sinks like gambling can be seen as a part of the in-game economy and are a useful tool to take money out of circulation.
I don’t necessarily have a problem with judicious use of it, but if the point of the server becomes buying in-game currency to lose it at the poker table, then yeah, that’s exploiting your users.
What does this mean? What money is being taken out of circulation?
That's totally hyperbole. Perhaps they find themselves luckier than average - like most :) People overestimate this fairly easily/often.
It's vague... Counter point: opportunity cost. Nobody can say what will/won't happen, why even try to guess at this.
Most endeavors don't go as poorly as gambling. In my experience at least