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All Games > News In-Game Item Trading Update Announcement- Valve 13 Jul In 2011, we added a feature to Steam that enabled users to trade in-game items as a way to make it easier for people to get the items they wanted in games featuring in-game economies. Since then a number of gambling sites started leveraging the Steam trading system, and there's been some false assumptions about our involvement with these sites. We'd like to clarify that we have no business relationships with any of these sites. We have never received any revenue from them. And Steam does not have a system for turning in-game items into real world currency These sites have basically pieced together their operations in a two-part fashion. First, they are using the OpenlD API as a way for users to prove ownership of their Steam accounts and items. Any other information they obtain about a user's Steam account is either manually disclosed by the user or obtained from the user's Steam Community profile (when the user has chosen to make their profile public). Second, they create automated Steam accounts that make the same web calls as individual Steam users. Using the OpenID API and making the same web calls as Steam users to run a gambling business is not allowed by our API nor our user agreements. We are going to start sending notices to these sites requesting they cease operations through Steam, and further pursue the matter as necessary. Users should probably consider this information as they manage their in-game item inventory and trade activity -Erik Johnson

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VALVE Valve Corporation 10900 NE 4th Street, Suite S00 Bellevue, WA 98004 vox 425.889 9642 Tax 425 8274843 Dear Sirs: Re: Violations of Steam Subscriber Agreement We are aware that you are operating one of the gambling sites listed below. You are using Steam accounts to conduct this business. Your use of Steam is subject to the terms of the Steam Subscriber Agreement CSSA"). Steam services are licensed for personal, non-commercial use only. Your commercial use of Steam accounts is unlicensed and in violation of the SSA. You should immediately cease and desist further use of your Steam accounts for any commercial purpose. If you fail to do this within ten (10) days Valve will pursue all avai agreement/. Under the SSA Steam and including without limitation terminating your accounts. Kert Quackenbush General Counsel, Valve Corp. csgo500.com skins2.com esgopot.com esgowild.com bets.ge esgo2x.com csgohouse.com csgoatse.com csgodiamonds.com societylogin.com dota2lounge.com esgocrash.com lotto.com
Twitch and third-party terms of service and user agreements Today Valve released an announcement clarifying the intended use of Steam's trading system and OpenID API. Valve specifically notes that using "the OpenID API and making the same web calls as Steam users to run a gambling business is not allowed by our API nor our user agreements." As a reminder, per Twitch's Terms of Service, broadcasters are not permitted to stream content that breaks the terms of service or user agreements of third parties. As such, content in which the broadcaster uses or promotes services that violate Valve's stated restrictions is prohibited on Twitch. Our Rules of Conduct lists other examples such as playing pirated games and playing on unauthorized private servers.
[-] VideoGameAttorney 556 points 2 days ago I think civil is a definite, as I've received over 75 emails from people wanting to sue TMartn specifically (they are in his videos, losing to him). They used to think it was a cool video to have. Now it's proof of fraud (in their minds). So if my firm doesn't lead that litigation, another firm will As for criminal, there are far fewer stories more "juicy" than stealing millions of dollars from children. Some DA in some state will view this as a great career growth opportunity or, more ideally, actually be a good person and want to stop this insanity. Either way, I think that's going to happen as well And hell, why not throw in another FTC fine as well:) permalink embed save parent report give gold reply
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