Updated procedures in the whole CS:GO Gambling stuff going on. Felt it was important enough to keep discussion going and keeping an eye on Valve's behavior over the years;
VALVe time applies to the legal system apparently.
Place your bets on the odds of locking this if old.
EDIT: Here are scans of the official statement from Valve. Thanks Nzyme32
A few months ago, Valve finally got around to cracking down on Counter-Strike skin gambling, a sketchy secondary market potentially worth billions of dollars. The saga, however, is far from over. Valve is now facing potential criminal charges from the Washington State Gambling Commission.
A couple weeks ago, the Washington State Gambling Commission said that Valve had until October 14 to “respond and explain” how Steam, despite all the recent gambling controversy, is now in compliance with state gambling laws. After missing their initial deadline to respond, Valve has issued a lengthy letter against assertions that skin betting—which led to an unregulated gambling market where minors were able to participate with little hassle—was in any way their doing.
According to Valve, those services are not inherently illegal and, as a result, should not be shut down.
“We do not want to turn off the Steam services, described above, that skin gambling sites have taken advantage of,” reads Valve’s letter. “In-game items, Steam trading, and OpenID have substantial benefits for Steam customers and Steam game-making partners. We do not believe it is the Commission’s intention, nor is it within the Commission’s authority, to turn off lawful commercial and communication services that are not directed to gambling in Washington.”
VALVe time applies to the legal system apparently.
Place your bets on the odds of locking this if old.
EDIT: Here are scans of the official statement from Valve. Thanks Nzyme32