Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app

Re:Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app by olliej on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:01AM (#23788310)

I don’t think it’s fair to compare it directly to gambling, as in actual gambling the odds can’t be changed dynamically while you play to increase addiction.

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Re:Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app by andrewksl on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:24AM (#23788408)

Exactly. At least gambling is regulated.

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Re:Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app by nefitty on Friday July 10, 2020 @03:04AM (#23788942)

So are you saying the loot box model is more addictive than standard gambling? There are currently efforts to implement more skill-based gambling into digital gambling, ie fight game machine tournaments with money stakes, etc

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Re:Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app by olliej on Friday July 10, 2020 @07:37PM (#23797898)

Once it starts being skill based it changes from pure gambling to skill based betting.

Loot boxes are purely "luck" based gambling, where your "luck" is dynamically altered based on how much the operators are get you addicted. Including occasional "free" rewards to encourage you to buy more with actual money.

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