• @NIB@lemmy.world
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    44 months ago

    Valve cracked down on dota gambling many years ago and since then, i dont think it is a thing anymore. However, normal gambling(for dota games or conventional sports) is the primary sponsor of most dota tournaments/teams.

    • db0
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      114 months ago

      Coffeezilla did a 3-part series about how CS2 skin gambling is flourishing and hooking children as young as 12 and Valve is profiting from its inaction to crack down on it.

      • @NIB@lemmy.world
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        14 months ago

        But they did shut down the dota 2 gambling. I dont know why cs is different.

        • db0
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          34 months ago

          Buying them randomly and being able to trade them is the a distinct decision and it powers this industry. They could shut this off immediately if they wanted to, but they profit from it.

          • Realitätsverlust
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            -24 months ago

            So we take away the market functionality from all players because 3rd party sites misuse it for gambling?

            What a dumbshit take, sorry to say.

            • db0
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              24 months ago

              The only thing that’s dumbshit is your simplistic understanding of how the world works and how these systems interplay

              • Realitätsverlust
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                04 months ago

                Ah yes, lets blame an unrelated platform instead of the ones that are abusing it.

                Bold of you to call me simplistic lmaooo.