i didn't know how AR differs to VR. Alibaba will be creating the worlds shopping center where you can use the headset and just literally going to experience this metaverse.
In the future i think its not so far fetch after all to play and travel around the world while at home. the way its been described by Cyrus will actually work best for metaverse casinos than what Zuckerberg have in mind. i think this is where we can chat on the poker table and make bluffs.
The Chinese "metaverse", whatever it is concocted to be will most definitely not be welcoming casinos or they will not be tolerated for very long. All gambling in China is restricted to one small area called Macau and it is a vice that is shunned by the ruling communist party. They will prevent any gambling on such a platform so we'll have to wait until something similar is setup in a less restrictive country before seeing this. Even if they were to allow it, their rules are so erratic and randomly made up that companies tend to avoid anything that might be prosecuted by the CCCP at a later date - it can bring heavy fines and jail time for anyone deemed to have crossed imaginary lines.