{"id":1510728,"date":"2026-02-26T10:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-is-getting-sued-in-new-york-this-time-over-loot-boxes-in-counter-strike-and-dota-2"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:14:08","slug":"valve-is-getting-sued-in-new-york-this-time-over-loot-boxes-in-counter-strike-and-dota-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/valve-is-getting-sued-in-new-york-this-time-over-loot-boxes-in-counter-strike-and-dota-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve is getting sued in New York, this time over loot boxes in Counter Strike and Dota 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/valve-is-getting-sued-in-new-york-this-time-over-loot-boxes-in-counter-strike-and-dota-2.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The New York State Attorney General Letitia James has announced her intention to sue Valve over alleged illegal gambling. They claim that the developer and owner of Steam allows &#8220;children and adults&#8221; to do so via lootboxes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/counter-strike-two\">Counter Strike 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dota-2\">Dota 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-is-getting-sued-in-new-york-this-time-over-loot-boxes-in-counter-strike-and-dota-2\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/valve-is-getting-sued-in-new-york-this-time-over-loot-boxes-in-counter-strike-and-dota-2\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York State Attorney General Letitia James has announced her intention to sue Valve over alleged illegal gambling. They claim that the developer and owner of Steam allows &#8220;children and adults&#8221; to do so via lootboxes in Counter Strike 2 and Dota 2. 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