Apoleptica
Banned
I like how in this guys twitter apology to the H3 video his main concern isn't that he is encouraging all his young 13 year old fans and players of CS GO to gamble but that he made sure what he's doing is legal. Priorities yo.
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Large Youtubers Hide Ownership of CSGO Lottery Site
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I bets there's a ton of parents with kids who maxed out their cards over this site. Something gonna give for sure.
Gaz Pwnage
Member
lol these guys are FUCKED
Are they? Or will it be like most other shitstorms similar to this and most will forget about it in a week or less?
"New Media" is taking a guy that rips off teenagers at his word instead of following up and covering your ass.
Lord help us all.
Gaz Pwnage
Member
This isn't going away. People might forget but will the law? IANAL but it's pretty clear cut that this shit is illegal.
Unlike general asshattery they have walked into areas where the Feds go and that is bad for them
TBH Valve is the main source of encouraging young gambling in their games by offering $2.50 mystery boxes with a chance to win a $200 knife in the first place. All the gambling sites are just an extension of that mentality.
7DollarHagane
Banned
It's time someone was made an example of in this dark side of the Csgo community. Looks like this ass is up.
Suhhhhhh bro
Suhhhhhh bro
Video games was a mistake.
UberTag
Member
Perhaps Dr. Phil's crew can find some parents who had to mortgage their homes because of their kids bankrupting them on CSGOLotto.com.
He can make examples out of both the neglectful parents and the scammers who own the site and encouraged their kids to gamble in a 2-for-1 sting.
Frankly, this isn't the kind of "shitstorm" that should be allowed to fizzle out so folks can simply change their names, throw up some disclaimers and continue their profiteering unabated. Only banks get to enjoy that kind of reprieve.
TheAbsolution
Member
Some parents kid who gambled money away will sue the fuck out of these two dopes.
Sola Scriptura
Member
He's an idiot. Every single tweet he's making now as well as the ones he's made over the past year have been saved by Internet avengers who want to bring him down.
I guess we'll see if something actually comes from it or not. It'll be a long way out if it actually does come to that.
jadedm17
Member
This is disgusting; Sadly like many others before him (see : banks) he'll keep the money. The lesson remains the same : If you're gonna do something shady and illegal, do it well enough to afford to walk away fine.
Any video that teaches me more about human behavior is excellent to me; Thanks for sharing.
Any video that teaches me more about human behavior is excellent to me; Thanks for sharing.
Gaz Pwnage
Member
American law DOES NOT fuck around when it comes to money. That's a given.
This is one of the few areas where the feds and regulatory agencies like to drop the hammer. I don't think they realize the gravity of the situation.
KZXcellent
Member
I love that they actually made https://www.babygambles.net/ for this video.
ScientificPizza
Banned
This is pretty dark
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Halfway through one of ProSyndicate's videos for CSGOLOTTO (linked in the H3H3 description box) has TmarTn come in and wager against ProSyndicate, yet he acts like it's a random occurrence.
https://youtu.be/-f6OFbaGf9I?t=6m23s
"...All of a sudden, a wild motherfucking TmarTn is appearing to try and take my skins."
https://youtu.be/-f6OFbaGf9I?t=6m23s
"...All of a sudden, a wild motherfucking TmarTn is appearing to try and take my skins."
DICKS AHOY
Banned
IT WAS A SOCIAL-EXPERIMENT BRO
ScientificPizza
Banned
At least Konami was upfront about leaving video games for slot machines
He just thinks it was a woopsie daisy eh?
7DollarHagane
Banned
Sure wouldn't mind a class action lawsuit based on money spent on cases.
HappehLemons
Member
This is so messed up. I was actually shocked by the h3h3 video
That was really really good. Thanks for sharing.
Turns out the babies co-founded the site and they're the worst scammers of all.
What do they have to say in their defense ?
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
I can't wait for legislation to control these lottery style mechanics in games.
This stuff is targeted toward children and habit forming. It's sickening.
This stuff is targeted toward children and habit forming. It's sickening.
MineralCraver420
Banned
I'm not quite sure I feel comfortable giving any money to Valve knowing they let this shit happen, and encourage underage gambling. I might consider boycotting them.
TheRedSnifit
Member
There have been a ton of lawsuits about this exact same thing aimed at sports cards, trading cards (Magic, Pokemon, etc.) and various other "box break" collectables which have been distributed to minors for decades.
And nothing ever comes of them. Wizards of the Coast, for example, does not place a value on the cards they produce and package. You pay money with the knowledge that you are going to receive a random distribution of trading cards that have no defined value.
Likewise, Valve does not put a dollar value on skins, and their official policy is that they have no real-world value at all. There's no legal case here.
This is blowing up on reddit and is the top link in /r/all.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/4r4mw9/h3h3productions_deception_lies_and_csgo/
https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/4r4mw9/h3h3productions_deception_lies_and_csgo/
Sola Scriptura
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"Our official policy is that these digital items have no real-world value at all. Oh, by the way, if you're looking to sell one of these digital items that have no real-world value at all, feel free to use our Steam marketplace for such transactions."
TheRedSnifit
Member
Steam bucks aren't real-world money.
This. It's very different when Valve is also taking cuts of you reselling every single one of those items, they run the marketplace and are directly encouraged to make them valuable.
They just use real world denotations, and trade at a 1:1 ratio with real world currency...that'll totally fly.
TheAbsolution
Member
Online gambling in the US is illegal, no?
They get a cut of every transaction, and help facilitate the transactions. That's a lot more involved in the process than a company selling you a booster pack, or you buying a card from a reseller.
M.W.
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His name isn't Tsmartn
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