Though some disagree, the casinos are a problem. Too much scamming going on. I think a nice thing to do would be add NPC casinos, and have theme seperate by nation. The money that floods in through the coffers of the casino/merchants could have additional effects in the real world, such as more guards in cities (with better armor), etc - use your imagination. This would also provide a very practical money sink to help protect against ruinous inflation which is sure to come once all the 40+ districts worth of people in ascalon start ascending in a few months.
Very simple idea, im sure many have thought of it before - I like the idea of nations competing for gold though and having their wealth being reflected in the game world in one way or another, making the game more dynamic and giving it the feel of a living world. I was also thinking about the inflation aspect, which is sure to be a problem in the next few months. As it is, I don't believe there are enough money sinks to get gold out of the game world.
-xenoturkey
Possible (though unlikely) way to solve the casino issue.
xenoturkey