▲ 455 ▼ New York sues Valve for 'letting children and adults illegally gamble' with loot boxes (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 160 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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."
[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (2 children) Where in the world trading is a form of gambling? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) Some people buy with the intent to sell later and turn a profit, like stock trading, is what I meant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Trading is completelly different thing. There is risk of loosing money when selling or buying at the wrong time, but the product is still allways there and you have the opportunity to appraise the price of what ever you are trading. In gambling there is promise of payout, but you have no way of knowing what you are getting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) Some people buy with the intent to sell later and turn a profit, like stock trading, is what I meant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Trading is completelly different thing. There is risk of loosing money when selling or buying at the wrong time, but the product is still allways there and you have the opportunity to appraise the price of what ever you are trading. In gambling there is promise of payout, but you have no way of knowing what you are getting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Trading is completelly different thing. There is risk of loosing money when selling or buying at the wrong time, but the product is still allways there and you have the opportunity to appraise the price of what ever you are trading. In gambling there is promise of payout, but you have no way of knowing what you are getting. permalink fedilink source parent