Valve has updated Steam’s online code of conduct, which now includes a strict ban on “commercial activity,” including gambling. This move comes after controversy and legal issues surrounding Valve’s promotion of CS:GO’s gun skin marketplace, which allowed for gambling on skins via a “liquid market to convert each gun or knife back into cash.” Legal experts have argued that regulatory structures for gambling in traditional sports should also apply to games, given the value attached to CS:GO skins following the results of pro matches and the large amounts of spending connected to it. Valve has emerged victorious from legal claims holding it accountable for unregulated gambling, but to avoid any confusion, Steam’s code of conduct now expressly prohibits gambling, with violators risking an account ban.
2023-05-28 23:00:06 Valve Updates Steam’s Code Of Conduct, Bans Gambling
Source from kotaku.com
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