Valve has "serious concerns" with New York Attorney General's loot box lawsuit

Valve has come out with a strongly worded public statement after being hit with a lawsuit from New York's Attorney General, Letitia James, which alleges that the company is "promoting illegal gambling" through its games. The lawsuit takes aim at tradeable items earned from loot boxes in titles such as Counter-Strike 2, with the Office of the Attorney General claiming in a press release that "Valve has made billions of dollars luring its users, many of whom are teenagers or younger, to engage in gambling in the hopes of winning expensive virtual items that they can cash in on." Now, Valve has responded, saying it has "serious concerns" with the requests laid out in the case. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Valve is being sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The accusation: "promoting illegal gambling through videogames."Steam Deck OLED stock hit by RAM and SSD shortages in worrying sign for Steam Machine releaseValve just made Steam user reviews infinitely more useful with the option to add your gaming PC specs

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Valve has come out with a strongly worded public statement after being hit with a lawsuit from New York's Attorney General, Letitia James, which alleges that the company is "promoting illegal gambling" through its games. The lawsuit takes aim at tradeable items earned from loot boxes in titles such as Counter-Strike 2, with the Office of the Attorney General claiming in a press release that "Valve has made billions of dollars luring its users, many of whom are teenagers or younger, to engage in gambling in the hopes of winning expensive virtual items that they can cash in on." Now, Valve has responded, saying it has "serious concerns" with the requests laid out in the case.

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Valve is being sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The accusation: "promoting illegal gambling through videogames."
Steam Deck OLED stock hit by RAM and SSD shortages in worrying sign for Steam Machine release
Valve just made Steam user reviews infinitely more useful with the option to add your gaming PC specs

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