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Valve Made $1 Billion From CS Cases Last Year, Data Claims - Insider Gaming
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And yet, Valve is touted as being among the most ethical and moral of gaming companies.
I think it’s funny that while Stake was getting blasted on Twitch, CS:GO sat quietly in its corner hoping no one would look its way.
There are people who have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on this shit.
It’s a problem.
Yeah, it’s literally unregulated gambling.
Here's one: Trading cards are something you own. Skins are limited to a game you're licensing.
Here's another: trading cards are portable; they can be put in a collection for display, put in a safety deposit box, etc. When CS goes, all the skins go with it.
Another minor one: baseball cards are informational, the skins are cosmetic only.
Mind you, I think both are forms of unregulated gambling and trading cards as well as loot boxes should have better societal scrutiny, but they aren't identical.
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Yepp, while there are some fundamental differences, I think all these things are a form of unregulated gambling.
Fuck it, throw blind boxes in too.