The history of World Games Inc

An independent, factual account — assembled from public press coverage — of the venture that previously used this domain.

What World Games Inc was

World Games Inc (WGI) was an international venture active in the late 1990s and 2000s that combined online gaming, lotteries and a network-marketing (MLM) recruitment model. Members joined through a networked “worldplayer” system and were encouraged to recruit others.

What it marketed

Publicly documented activities associated with WGI included online lottery participation, casino/gaming products, and betting-related offerings, promoted through its membership network rather than as a conventional retail operator.

The controversy

WGI attracted substantial critical coverage in the international press. Scandinavian and Danish outlets described it in the context of pyramid-selling and consumer-loss concerns — for example, reporting by Dagbladet (Norway) and Computerworld (Denmark), and coverage by fvn.no — and it featured in lottery-industry reporting such as LotteryPost. The venture was also referenced in Australian regulatory proceedings involving related parties.

We summarise this coverage rather than reproduce it; readers should consult the original publications for the primary reporting.

The membership network

WGI operated a member/affiliate network on a dedicated members system. We describe that structure on a separate page rather than reconstruct individual member pages.
→ The historical WGI member network

What happened to the domain

After the original venture wound down, the domain changed hands and use over the years, including a later content-site phase and — before it lapsed — a period during which it redirected to an unrelated gambling website. This publication is a fresh, independent use of the domain and is not connected to any of those prior operators.