MSNBC recently reported that the online massive multiplayer online game Planet Calypso has just received a real-life banking license. In the report, Online game gets real-world banking license, Entropia Universe was able to lockdown online banking services via the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. This will allow in-game players to cash out in-game currency for real world cash. Online gaming is about to pay off, eh?

Now, I don’t know too much about Planet Calypso as I am only a resident of World of Warcraft and Second Life. So I’m just going to throw it out there and say that my knowledge is limited to what I know from my previous gaming experience, and that I only have an idea of the gameplay. With that being said, the residents of Planet Calypso already spend real life money in-game to purchase in-game items like clothes, furniture, etc… just imagine the Sims. Paying for certain items in-game with in-game currency bought with real money. Got it? Whew! Moving on.

What draws the people in? Well, aside from spending money in-game, you can also earn money from the various jobs and tasks you are allowed to do within Planet Calypso. Those include (but not limited to): mining, farming, selling, throwing nightclub parties, and the list goes on and on. With all of this in-game currency/real-life money in circulation, it was only a matter of time when a “virtual bank