71 It's almost like you're not allowed to run a successful company with happy customers that doesn't answer to the stock market or private equity... (ag.ny.gov) posted 117 days ago by JustHereForTheSalmon 117 days ago by JustHereForTheSalmon +71 / -0 Attorney General James Sues Game Developer for Promoting Illegal Gambling Through Video Games NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today sued Valve Corporation (Valve), a video game developer, for illegally promoting gambling through video 135 comments share 135 comments share save hide report block hide replies
It’s about gambling in so far that valve does have a loot box market. I agree the only reason they’re only going after valve isn’t because of the gambling aspect. However, loot boxes have been targeted for a long time for child gambling.
The difference is there is no real currency involved, selling on the marketplace only returns store credit.
“The difference is there’s no real currency aside from the currency they use to allow you to buy things”
That and they can easily load up accounts with multiple game gift purchases and sell those, because magically, it’s a currency.