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Large Youtubers Hide Ownership of CSGO Lottery Site
- Thread starter Darryl M R
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Hidden One
Member
I don't wish misfortune on anyone but he doesn't deserve to live this lifestyle..
>:[
funkystudent
Member
I am surprised Valve lets this stuff happen.
Well I'm not THAT shocked.
Well I'm not THAT shocked.
YianGaruga
Banned
"Create your own luck"
Like making an online gambling site that always lets you win other people's money
Like making an online gambling site that always lets you win other people's money
Valve looks pretty shitty right now for just letting them use their APIs for this, completely unchecked, until now. They've always been dubious in some of their handlings of Steam, but this is when it becomes unacceptable.
Yeah not surprised but fuck, this would hopefully be a wake up call for them.
Wow, Runescape scammers have really come a long way, haven't they?
This situation is a perfect storm of every toxic aspect of the video game industry colliding and imploding all at once. Hopefully there will be more awareness from now on.
Amazingly disgusting.
#thanksidiots more like it.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
By the way, OPSkins make $12,000 a day handling these transactions. They work with CSGOLotto and other websites.
Darryl M R
Member
I hear Tmarnt is willing to gild your armor for free. Just meet him in the wilderness.
Yeah I mean Steam more specifically, almost forgot that they opened up the item store and trading stuff. In my head I was specifically thinking of Heathstone which I've been playing recently. Practically the same crate microtransactions but they are not sellable / tradeable. Steam / Valve seem to be the only ones enabling trade / selling of those items
blankempathy
Member
For some people its never enough.
By removing luck entirely from the equation when funneling people into a cs:go betting website that you failed to disclose your ownership of?
LordOfLore
Banned
Some what your saying it's just a tip of the iceberg?
Audioboxer
Member
23,000 worth of skins, but that is what can "easily" be converted into cash by selling individually elsewhere.
skins value. this is how they think they're getting around the law because it's not money but the skins have monetary value so it is.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Yes. That's just one website making $12,000 a day and having 20 employees who have never even played CS:GO in their life.
Darryl M R
Member
With the GAF citation at the end. Mama we made it.
I'm expecting Kotaku article to pop up today if people can step away from friends and family.
No word on JoshOG.
I think at the very least the class action suit should weld a hefty fine against the company which results in its demise, and leaves a constant reminder on those involved and to those who exploit minors and vulnerable users of such sites.
They knew what they were doing. They should be punished accordingly.
They knew what they were doing. They should be punished accordingly.
Yeah, I doubt he actually discussed the legality of this with any lawyers.
Yeah this guy was and has been constantly promoting CSGO Lotto and as far as I've seen, never said he was an owner of it. He still doesn't, he says he's "sponsored" by them.
Mobius and pet octopus
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This is pretty good stuff: http://static1.squarespace.com/stat.../1467646229567/YouTube+Compliance+-+final.pdf
Brought to you by:
https://twitter.com/gamerlaw
It's a shot by shot of a presentation made on the subject. There is a flow chart that looks like this:
So the FTC stuff looks pretty damn clear cut to be honest.
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In case it's hard to read. The chart would go: 1. are you being paid by another person? If no, go left, question 2. are you promoting your own brand? If yes,
Brought to you by:
https://twitter.com/gamerlaw
It's a shot by shot of a presentation made on the subject. There is a flow chart that looks like this:
So the FTC stuff looks pretty damn clear cut to be honest.
edit:
In case it's hard to read. The chart would go: 1. are you being paid by another person? If no, go left, question 2. are you promoting your own brand? If yes,
"Include a disclosure in
video title
(e.g. ‘promotion’. More info: see ‘Self
Promotion’"
Darryl M R
Member
I added him to the OP before the article shot up (thanks for the tip again).
My question is did he just now put that he is "sponsored" by them? Since he is a twitch streamer I wonder if he ever did a segment focused on CSGOLotto or did he just play the game normally and gave his own company a shoutout.
He still didn't give full disclosure of his relationship to the company, but I am interested in if he is doing damage control as well right now.
YianGaruga
Banned
yes I'm sure no one has any problems with kids gambling with thousands of dollars.
Everyone does that
I wonder if money laundering got into this. I don't know enough about the business model of this gambling site to know exactly how, but gambling plus odds that can be rigged seems perfect for money laundering.
These two seem to be too amateurish to really pull it off. Unless, they were just the front and the bulk of the transactions weren't actually kids, but criminals laundering money.
These two seem to be too amateurish to really pull it off. Unless, they were just the front and the bulk of the transactions weren't actually kids, but criminals laundering money.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Google, I guess. This year old news article states so: https://www.lesaffaires.com/blogues...ar-jour-en-vendant-des-fusils-virtuels/579654
"Artur Minacov, 21, did what few start-ups manage to do: profit. His start-up, OPSkins is a real machine to print money. With twenty employees, it generates income of about $ 12,000 per day with huge profit margins.Indeed, OPSkins made ​​money by exploiting a specialized online marketplace in the sale of virtual goods related to multiplayer shooting game Counter-Strike. "
It so beautifully admits the exploitation! LOL.
Tmartn keeps digging a grave for his defense, whilst Syndicate has remained silent after this has gained widespread attention (as far as I'm aware).
I've never facepalmed so hard in my life. Jesus this is full cringe.
SolidSnakex
Member
Syndicate has apparently been in trouble for doing questionable things in the past and seems to know that the best course of action now is to just shut up...TmarTn doesn't seem to realize that.
Damn.
How entertaining would it be if we ever find out cartels/drug lords/the mafia uses CSGO as a front? Who needs drugs anymore when kids are hooked on video games and youtube?
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Much more readable than what I just posted. But here is the link to the full presentation if people are interested. http://static1.squarespace.com/stat.../1467646229567/YouTube+Compliance+-+final.pdf
BlackBuzzard
Banned
He admitted to it on stream i posted the mirror of the vod earlier(original removed. /shocking) Also plenty of videos of him using CSGO lotto on Youtube.
The VOD skip to 6H33M
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