diff --git a/app/Events/ChatMessage.php b/app/Events/ChatMessage.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2d2a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Events/ChatMessage.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Events;
+
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\Channel;
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\InteractsWithSockets;
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\PresenceChannel;
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\PrivateChannel;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\ShouldBroadcast;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Events\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class ChatMessage
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithSockets, SerializesModels;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new event instance.
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the channels the event should broadcast on.
+     *
+     * @return array<int, \Illuminate\Broadcasting\Channel>
+     */
+    public function broadcastOn(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            new PrivateChannel('channel-name'),
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 4ed99ff..3dc7c5b 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings;
 use Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession;
 use Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession;
+use Spatie\Permission\PermissionRegistrar;
 
 class AdminPanelProvider extends PanelProvider
 {
@@ -55,4 +56,8 @@ class AdminPanelProvider extends PanelProvider
                 Authenticate::class,
             ]);
     }
-}
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+    public function boot(): void
+    {
+        app(PermissionRegistrar::class)->setPermissionClass(\Spatie\Permission\Models\Permission::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/View/Components/Lobby.php b/app/View/Components/Lobby.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a73df72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/View/Components/Lobby.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\View\Components;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
+use Illuminate\View\Component;
+
+class Lobby extends Component
+{
+    /**
+     * Create a new component instance.
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the view / contents that represent the component.
+     */
+    public function render(): View|Closure|string
+    {
+        return view('components.lobby');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_09_03_172401_create_permission_tables.php b/database/migrations/2025_09_03_172401_create_permission_tables.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce4d9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_09_03_172401_create_permission_tables.php
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        $teams = config('permission.teams');
+        $tableNames = config('permission.table_names');
+        $columnNames = config('permission.column_names');
+        $pivotRole = $columnNames['role_pivot_key'] ?? 'role_id';
+        $pivotPermission = $columnNames['permission_pivot_key'] ?? 'permission_id';
+
+        throw_if(empty($tableNames), new Exception('Error: config/permission.php not loaded. Run [php artisan config:clear] and try again.'));
+        throw_if($teams && empty($columnNames['team_foreign_key'] ?? null), new Exception('Error: team_foreign_key on config/permission.php not loaded. Run [php artisan config:clear] and try again.'));
+
+        Schema::create($tableNames['permissions'], static function (Blueprint $table) {
+            // $table->engine('InnoDB');
+            $table->bigIncrements('id'); // permission id
+            $table->string('name');       // For MyISAM use string('name', 225); // (or 166 for InnoDB with Redundant/Compact row format)
+            $table->string('guard_name'); // For MyISAM use string('guard_name', 25);
+            $table->timestamps();
+
+            $table->unique(['name', 'guard_name']);
+        });
+
+        Schema::create($tableNames['roles'], static function (Blueprint $table) use ($teams, $columnNames) {
+            // $table->engine('InnoDB');
+            $table->bigIncrements('id'); // role id
+            if ($teams || config('permission.testing')) { // permission.testing is a fix for sqlite testing
+                $table->unsignedBigInteger($columnNames['team_foreign_key'])->nullable();
+                $table->index($columnNames['team_foreign_key'], 'roles_team_foreign_key_index');
+            }
+            $table->string('name');       // For MyISAM use string('name', 225); // (or 166 for InnoDB with Redundant/Compact row format)
+            $table->string('guard_name'); // For MyISAM use string('guard_name', 25);
+            $table->timestamps();
+            if ($teams || config('permission.testing')) {
+                $table->unique([$columnNames['team_foreign_key'], 'name', 'guard_name']);
+            } else {
+                $table->unique(['name', 'guard_name']);
+            }
+        });
+
+        Schema::create($tableNames['model_has_permissions'], static function (Blueprint $table) use ($tableNames, $columnNames, $pivotPermission, $teams) {
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger($pivotPermission);
+
+            $table->string('model_type');
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger($columnNames['model_morph_key']);
+            $table->index([$columnNames['model_morph_key'], 'model_type'], 'model_has_permissions_model_id_model_type_index');
+
+            $table->foreign($pivotPermission)
+                ->references('id') // permission id
+                ->on($tableNames['permissions'])
+                ->onDelete('cascade');
+            if ($teams) {
+                $table->unsignedBigInteger($columnNames['team_foreign_key']);
+                $table->index($columnNames['team_foreign_key'], 'model_has_permissions_team_foreign_key_index');
+
+                $table->primary([$columnNames['team_foreign_key'], $pivotPermission, $columnNames['model_morph_key'], 'model_type'],
+                    'model_has_permissions_permission_model_type_primary');
+            } else {
+                $table->primary([$pivotPermission, $columnNames['model_morph_key'], 'model_type'],
+                    'model_has_permissions_permission_model_type_primary');
+            }
+
+        });
+
+        Schema::create($tableNames['model_has_roles'], static function (Blueprint $table) use ($tableNames, $columnNames, $pivotRole, $teams) {
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger($pivotRole);
+
+            $table->string('model_type');
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger($columnNames['model_morph_key']);
+            $table->index([$columnNames['model_morph_key'], 'model_type'], 'model_has_roles_model_id_model_type_index');
+
+            $table->foreign($pivotRole)
+                ->references('id') // role id
+                ->on($tableNames['roles'])
+                ->onDelete('cascade');
+            if ($teams) {
+                $table->unsignedBigInteger($columnNames['team_foreign_key']);
+                $table->index($columnNames['team_foreign_key'], 'model_has_roles_team_foreign_key_index');
+
+                $table->primary([$columnNames['team_foreign_key'], $pivotRole, $columnNames['model_morph_key'], 'model_type'],
+                    'model_has_roles_role_model_type_primary');
+            } else {
+                $table->primary([$pivotRole, $columnNames['model_morph_key'], 'model_type'],
+                    'model_has_roles_role_model_type_primary');
+            }
+        });
+
+        Schema::create($tableNames['role_has_permissions'], static function (Blueprint $table) use ($tableNames, $pivotRole, $pivotPermission) {
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger($pivotPermission);
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger($pivotRole);
+
+            $table->foreign($pivotPermission)
+                ->references('id') // permission id
+                ->on($tableNames['permissions'])
+                ->onDelete('cascade');
+
+            $table->foreign($pivotRole)
+                ->references('id') // role id
+                ->on($tableNames['roles'])
+                ->onDelete('cascade');
+
+            $table->primary([$pivotPermission, $pivotRole], 'role_has_permissions_permission_id_role_id_primary');
+        });
+
+        app('cache')
+            ->store(config('permission.cache.store') != 'default' ? config('permission.cache.store') : null)
+            ->forget(config('permission.cache.key'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        $tableNames = config('permission.table_names');
+
+        if (empty($tableNames)) {
+            throw new \Exception('Error: config/permission.php not found and defaults could not be merged. Please publish the package configuration before proceeding, or drop the tables manually.');
+        }
+
+        Schema::drop($tableNames['role_has_permissions']);
+        Schema::drop($tableNames['model_has_roles']);
+        Schema::drop($tableNames['model_has_permissions']);
+        Schema::drop($tableNames['roles']);
+        Schema::drop($tableNames['permissions']);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/public/css/app.css b/public/css/app.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2aa37cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/css/app.css
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.bg-dark {
+    background-color: #111;
+}
+.glow {
+    text-shadow: 0 0 10px #00ff00;
+}
+.shadow-neon {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 15px #ff00de;
+}
+.btn-neon {
+    background-color: #00ff00;
+    color: #111;
+    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+    border-radius: 0.25rem;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 10px #00ff00;
+}
+.btn-neon:hover {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 15px #00ff00;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/components/lobby.blade.php b/resources/views/components/lobby.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff03b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/components/lobby.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<div class="container mx-auto mt-4 bg-dark text-white p-4 rounded shadow-lg">
+    <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-4 glow">Skunk Lounge Lobby</h1>
+    <div class="flex justify-between mb-4">
+        <span class="text-lg">Balance: ${{ auth()->user()->balance }}</span>
+        <div>
+            @auth
+                <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}" class="inline">
+                    @csrf
+                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-neon">Logout</button>
+                </form>
+                @if(auth()->user()->role === 'admin')
+                    <a href="/admin" class="btn btn-neon ml-2">Admin</a>
+                @endif
+            @else
+                <a href="{{ route('login') }}" class="btn btn-neon">Login</a>
+                <a href="{{ route('register') }}" class="btn btn-neon ml-2">Register</a>
+            @endauth
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
+        <!-- Sample Game Cards (add more from GitHub integrations later) -->
+        <div class="card bg-gray-800 p-4 rounded shadow-neon">
+            <h3 class="text-lg mb-2">Slots</h3>
+            <p>Pragmatic-style reels and animations.</p>
+            <a href="/games/slots" class="btn btn-neon mt-2">Play</a>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card bg-gray-800 p-4 rounded shadow-neon">
+            <h3 class="text-lg mb-2">Plinko</h3>
+            <p>Physics-based drop with multipliers.</p>
+            <a href="/games/plinko" class="btn btn-neon mt-2">Play</a>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card bg-gray-800 p-4 rounded shadow-neon">
+            <h3 class="text-lg mb-2">Wheel Spin</h3>
+            <p>Fortune wheel with prizes.</p>
+            <a href="/games/wheel" class="btn btn-neon mt-2">Play</a>
+        </div>
+        <!-- Add more cards for blackjack, poker, roulette, dice, coin flip -->
+    </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 74bb7ca..e21e84d 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\ProfileController;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+use App\View\Components\Lobby;
 
 Route::get('/', function () {
     return view('welcome');
 });
 
+Route::get('/lobby', function () {
+    return view('lobby');
+})->middleware('auth');
+
 Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
     return view('dashboard');
 })->middleware(['auth', 'verified'])->name('dashboard');
@@ -18,3 +23,7 @@ Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
 });
 
 require __DIR__.'/auth.php';
+
+Route::get('/lobby', function () {
+    return view('lobby');
+})->middleware('auth');
\ No newline at end of file