“Illegal gambling can be harmful and lead to serious addiction problems, especially for our young people,” said James in a statement. “Valve 通過讓兒童和成人非法賭博來贏得寶貴的虛擬獎品，從而止了數十億美元。這些功能令人上癮、正在提起非法的辦公室。

The lawsuit goes on to note that the virtual items won in loot boxes aren’t just resold in the Steam Community Market. Players also have the option to sell them through third-party vendors in exchange for real money. 《反恐精英 2》皮膚交易是一個大價值的市場價值。 2023年， 。 Just over a decade ago, Valve moved to 關閉《反恐精英》賭博網站 。詹姆斯的辦公室補充說，“調查發現 Valve 促進甚至協助這些第三方市場的運作。”