Valve Fights New York Loot Box Lawsuit, Says Same Logic Could Apply To Happy Meals And Baseball Cards

Valve Fights New York Loot Box Lawsuit, Says Same Logic Could Apply To Happy Meals And Baseball Cards

Valve Corp. is asking the court to throw out a lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney General accusing the game maker of enabling illegal wagering tied to its flagship game "Counter-Strike 2." The filing asks a judge to end the matter permanently, arguing the state is trying to stretch gambling law to cover a common kind of digital purchase in which a customer pays for a mystery box item, Court House News reported.  Valve stated in the lawsuit…

Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"

Valve are (obviously) trying to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed, with some interesting arguments to defend lootboxes in games like Counter-Strike 2.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Valve pushes back against NYAG lawsuit

Valve compares cases to trading cards

New York's case that Steam lootboxes are "gambling" is a free speech violation that "will have an impermissible chilling effect on protected videogame design", argue Valve

Valve have moved to dismiss a New York attorney general lawsuit accusing them of facilitating illegal gambling by way of lootboxes on Steam, after first seeking to try it in the court of public opinion. In a memo filed this week, the company offered a largely familiar defence against the New York AG lawsuit, hinging on the idea that randomised lootbox rewards can't be defined as gambling under state law, because they are bought with virtual curr…

Valve Files Motion to Dismiss New York Counter-Strike Loot Box Lawsuit, Compares Item Cases to Baseball Cards

Valve has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by New York Attorney General Letitia James in February 2026. The case claims that Counter-Strike 2 weapon cases amount to unregulated gambling. Valve's legal team at Milbank LLP submitted the motion, which is currently being considered by New York Supreme Court Justice Nancy Bannon.The case focuses on Counter-Strike 2's weapon cases, which players receive periodically. Each case …

Valve’s Counter-Strike loot box lawsuit dismissed

Valve fights New York’s Counter Strike loot box case Valve has moved to dismiss New York Attorney General Letitia James’s lawsuit over loot boxes in Counter Strike 2 . The core argument is that Valve and other supporters of the company’s position believe loot boxes do not function as illegal…