The creator of Steam, Valve, may be facing a $900 million lawsuit in the UK as it's accused of "rigging" the PC gaming market, but that's not the only legal trouble the publisher is dealing with right now. Recently, New York Attorney General Letitia James also began the process of suing Valve "for illegally promoting gambling through video games popular with teenagers." Hagens Berman initiated a similar lawsuit just two days ago.
The case against Valve argues that loot boxes — in-game containers players can pay money to open in hopes for a valuable cosmetic item, such as skins for in-game weapons — in its games (Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, Team Fortress 2) "enable gambling by enticing users to pay for the chance to win a rare virtual item of significant monetary value."
