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Valve invents new Counter-Strike 2 loot boxes that successfully dodge anti-gambling regulations (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[–] 37 points 1 year ago (5 children)

and you're allowed to sell on items for real money of you want.

Just to be real: You can sell them for Steam Wallet funds, which is not "real money" since it can only be used on Steam.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    You can sell them on hundreds of third-party marketplaces that let you withdraw to your bank account or crypto wallet.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    You can do that, but you're not allowed to do that.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Valve may not endorse it, but they certainly allow it. In fact, there are many skins that cannot be traded on Steam’s official marketplace, but only on third-party sites due to their high value.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They tolerate it as long as they don't do stupid actions that will alert Valve's lawyers.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Thier monetization benefits from it, as people are more willing to spend more on lootboxes if they have the possibility of a payout of real money. They'll only put lawyers on it just enough to convince regulators they're not a casino 😂

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