What does New York's legal case against Valve mean for the company and its players? To find out, we asked a lawyer

NY is suing Valve, calling CS2 and Dota 2 loot boxes illegal gambling that targets kids and adults. A lawyer says the case boils down to one question: are virtual skins a “thing of value”? If the court says yes, NY could bar Valve from selling microtransactions — could that break the loot-box model?

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