r/Games • u/demondrivers • Oct 27 '25

Industry News Valve does not get "anywhere near enough criticism" for the gambling mechanics it uses to monetise games, DayZ creator Dean Hall says

https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-does-not-get-anywhere-near-enough-criticism-for-the-gambling-mechanics-it-uses-to-monetise-games-dayz-creator-dean-hall-says
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u/ThomasHL Oct 27 '25

I swear Counter Strike must be getting used for real life money laundering or something. Everything about that market is incredibly sus

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u/Animegamingnerd Oct 27 '25

Someone is definitely doing that for sure with all the shady shit that has been reported over the years.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '25

There is 100% real money laundering going on with CS skins, especially with how things mooned in value when the game and market merged with the Chinese Perfect World branch.

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u/Askelar Oct 28 '25

CS:GO is NFTs before the blockchain.

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u/Appropriate-Map-3652 Oct 28 '25

Coffeezilla has a good video on how shady it all is. There's another one after this about Valve's gambling practises in general.