New lawsuit wants Valve to repay "billions" earned from "illegal gambling" lootboxes in Counter-Strike, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2
… Loot boxes use the same psychological techniques as casino games — rewards delivered on unpredictable schedules to keep players spending, visual and audio effects designed to mimic the excitement of a slot machine, 'near miss' animations that create the illusion of almost winning, and around-the-cl… …