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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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[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] Vinstaal0@piefed.social -3 points 1 month ago

So in what law or lawsuit is a lootbox specifically counted as a form of gambling?

The randomly selected virtual items have no in-game functionality
No? The hat I opened cannot be used?

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com -4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Are all loot drops gambling? Raid bosses in World of Warcraft, they have a percent chance to drop certain loot. This is what motivates people to do it over and over. It that a gambling addiction? Why is a box different than a boss?

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