how long does in game gold sit on the ground before disappearing

will not disappear. until you pick it up or the game you put on expires

so theoretically, I could have people bring in mass amount while I'm gambling and it will be safe as long as I don't leave the game?

if you leave the game and join it before the game expires. The gold will still be there

ty!

15 mins bro. I lost my item like it

Items have a 10m or 15m timer before disappearing. I wouldn't buy mass amount of gold and leave it on the floor. Buy your 10m, use it up, then purchase the next 10m.

To be precise,

gold and regular items go “poof” after 10 minutes, here’s a list of expiration timer for different items when left on the ground:


10 minutes: Key, Potion, Scroll, Tome, and Ammo (Arrows, Bolts).
10 minutes: Any Armor and Weapon of quality < magic, regardless if flagged as ''Ethereal'', ''Socketed'' or not, and Rune Words.
10 minutes: Pandemonium artifacts (Key of Terror/Hate/Destruction, Mephisto's Brain, Diablo's Horn, Baal's Eye).
10 minutes: Essence (4 flavours) and Token of Absolution (these are new items from Patch 1.13x).
20 minutes: Magic Items, Gems and Runes.
30 minutes: Rare, Set, Unique and Crafted Items.