2023-12-19 16:09:32
Lawyers from Austria managed to prove that loot boxes in shooters are gambling, and Valve does not have a license to operate a gambling business in the country
An Austrian court ordered Valve to pay a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player compensation in the amount of 14,096.58 euros or 1.345 million rubles at the current exchange rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The reason for the fine was loot boxes, on which the victim spent more than one thousand euros.
Lawyers were able to prove that loot boxes are a form of gambling, and Valve does not have a license to operate a gambling business in Austria.
Valve has four weeks to appeal the court’s decision, but lawyers believe that the company has a chance of winning if it files an appeal.”catastrophically few».
(news cover source: Valve)
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