Despite some major controversies in the past, games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive continue to support a thriving, unregulated gambling scene. And these days, Valve seems pretty disinterested about trying to police this space. We take a look at what that’s meant for players who’ve gambled away life-altering amounts of money and try to make sense of Valve’s decision not to step in and do something about it.
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Created by Quintin Smith:
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And Anni Sayers:
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0:00 – 1:52 Intro
1:53 – 14:57 The creation of Steam’s back-door casinos
14:58 – 22:31 Speaking to CS:GO’s problem gamblers
22:32 – 23:21 Why this problem is bigger than CS:GO
23:22 – 33:23 How Valve profits from these sites
33:24 – 36:23 Taking these questions to Valve