https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT17l53Fkj0
The Dark Reality behind Counter Strike: GO. (Illegal Gambling, lies and addiction) Part 1
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:26 What's a CSGO Skin?
4:12 The popularity of these websites
7:44 What are these websites?
9:38 What is legally defined as G… ?
11:56 What licenses are enforcing
15:00 The legality behind these websites?
19:44 Meeting the owner of a website
24:55 How easy it is to access
29:24 They don't need to care
31:32 The damages of UNREGULATED gambling
37:16 It is advertised the wrong way
38:20 Similar mechanics with traditional G..
40:02 From porn to 14 years olds
41:37 The laws to advertise G…
43:06 Let's recap everything
45:32 Valve?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT6ETC1Vq1REeT7YdCm8cHuSj0xMu33VczRb7WpjYrBXqEpoG8ZtP0eFcRvm6smUOHOF0jnBOUmaEux/pub
Experts and lawyers involved:
Joel billieux: Professor of clinical psychology and clinical psychopathology. Expert at the WHO on online addictive behavior. - https://twitter.com/joelbillieux
Michele Magro: Maltese lawyer, Expert in gambling regulation, worked 9 years at a gambling commission. https://twitter.com/Michele_Magro
Dan Dahl Rahimian: Danish and norwegian lawyer, specialised in esport, IP, tech and marketting. https://twitter.com/techadvokaten
Paul Letartre: French lawyer, specialised in Esport and recent technologies. https://twitter.com/Csstufffr
Interview available:
18 min-
Mikkel, a 17 years old talks about how he gambled in CSGO while growing up, from 12 to 17.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmiMLUKiS2o&ab_channel=HOUNGOUNGAGNE
Other interviews are available from different countries. It’s voice only and no camera.
Please reach out if you want to access them and i’ll verify with the individuals if they are ok to be relayed in the media before giving access.
List of the websites: https://pastebin.com/jqPFkSjt
G2 announcing CSGOroll as partners: https://g2esports.com/blogs/news/g2-esports-partners-with-csgoroll
Link between lootboxes and gambling problems on a large survey: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0206767&fbclid=IwAR1zhVMATlPlcTiN5D7JRS7Za_IlajqDxn_SbfRba8qJqGGgve3khiR57JI
86% of the GGR comes from 5% of the players in the UK (page 21) https://www.begambleaware.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/PoP_Interim%20Report_Short_Final.pdf
Gambling ASA rules: https://www.asa.org.uk/type/non_broadcast/code_section/16.html
Remote gambling compliance, UK gambling commission: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/online
Dutch law: Regulations on recruitment, advertising and addiction prevention in games of chance https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0033613/2021-04-01
Responsible gaming requirement from the Danish gambling commission: https://www.spillemyndigheden.dk/uploads/2022-12/The%20Danish%20Gambling%20Authority%E2%80%99s%20guide%20on%20responsible%20gambling%20version%201.4.pdf (page 36 onwards)
MGA players protection & compliance: https://www.mga.org.mt/licensee-hub/compliance/player-protection/