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New York sues Valve for 'letting children and adults illegally gamble' with loot boxes (www.pcgamer.com)
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The lawsuit aims to "stop Valve from promoting gambling features in its games, disgorge all ill-gotten gains, and pay fines for violating New York\u2019s laws."

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[-] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

They are only cosmetic, but absolutely still gambling. That said, the design and use of the market and operations did mean it was far easier to avoid and far cheaper. For example, you could get basically a full loadout of skins, without ever opening a lootbox, for far less. Doesn't change the fact that the lootboxes in CS (and everything else) need to be regulated though.

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