I Got Bribed By Casinos, But I Exposed Them Instead

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PinkSheep · 2025-01 · Recommendation

The above commenter was probably inspired by the recent investigative(!) video series by Coffeezilla (and decided not to mention it?). It was either in part 2 or 3, where C-z alleged/suspected Valve's legal actions to have been mostly about good PR and to send a signal to those ~websites~ businesses to keep them in check. However it is indeed the case, that Valve has introduced greater and greater restrictions on inventory handling. The measures obviously go far beyond just counteracting possible scammers and phishing. Still, I am inclined to believe, they could've implemented all these features many years ago, if only they had wanted to. I highly recommend the videos. You can maybe skip the first one. It's mostly about casino owners' drama. [1]: [VIDEO] [2]: [LINK] [3]: [LINK]

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viraptor · 2024-12 · Recommendation

Good timing! If you have a spare hour that is. Coffeezilla just released two videos digging into the csgo skin casinos business: [VIDEO] [LINK]

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bertylicious · 2025-10 · Reference

It's not that simple. The real problem is that Valve allows items to be sold in markets outside of Valve's control which allows third party gambling websites to operate. And you guessed right, they basically don't care about your age. Valve of course knows this but won't do anything, because they make profits off all transactions happening in third party markets. Plus the whole professional CS tournament scene is sponsored by these predatory casinos. Coffeezilla did an in-depth piece on this: [VIDEO]

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