I’ve really enjoyed Casino RPG as a daily check in game. It’s let me build up my casinos slowly over many months and gives me something to do as part of my morning routine or when I'm killing a bit of time at home.

There are casino games like slot machines, blackjack, bingo, and poker, etc. with real people — if that interests you — but they're very much focused on fun before anything else and shouldn't be taken seriously. There's community “battles” between different "factions" in Casino RPG involving the casino games. It was a real lifeline for me when I didn't have much going on. Much better and friendlier on the purse than actual gambling.

It can be entirely free to play if you wish or you can support the developers. Spending money would just get you some perks, name changes, maybe some of the premium currency "Casino Points" (although these are earned through gameplay normally — I do it through the slot machines and scratch cards) and a private taxi/chauffeur to take drive you around in-game; however there's no end game and no "winning" the game, it's all just fun so spending money really is just if you have the money to spend and want to, there’s really no need apart from seeing the game continue and be supported by the developers.

Most importantly the community is wonderful and friendly; they don't take any messing about unless it’s friendly messing about. There’s a lot of lovely people playing from around the world, and they’ve become close, celebrating joys and commiserating when things are difficult. This definitely isn’t a pastime for “l33t gamers” but for people looking for fun, friendliness, people to chat to and as a way to spend some time chilling out. A great social activity for your spare time.