{"id":98564,"date":"2016-07-14T07:53:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T05:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=98564"},"modified":"2016-07-14T07:54:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T05:54:39","slug":"valve-is-fighting-back-against-controversial-cs-go-gambling-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/98564-valve-is-fighting-back-against-controversial-cs-go-gambling-sites","title":{"rendered":"Valve is fighting back against controversial CS: GO gambling sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valve has <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/22883\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>stated<\/strong> <\/a>that it will take action against online gambling sites using the Steam OpenID API.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, gamers got a glimpse into the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/97672-chaos-erupts-in-counter-strikes-massive-gambling-black-market.html\" target=\"_blank\">shady business<\/a><\/strong> of online CS: GO betting sites, with many YouTube gamblers causing controversy by deceiving their audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Valve has stated that Steam does not support these online gambling sites, despite the sites using Steam&#8217;s <strong>OpenID API<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019d 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,&#8221; said Valve.<\/p>\n<p>The company will begin issuing notices to companies that use Steam&#8217;s OpenID API to run gambling business, as this is not allowed by the API&#8217;s\u00a0terms of service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are going to start <strong>sending notices to these sites<\/strong> <strong>requesting they cease operations through Steam<\/strong>, and further pursue the matter as necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Most online skin betting websites use Steam&#8217;s OpenID API to verify user account and inventory information, requiring\u00a0users to sign in through Steam before betting\u00a0their in-game items.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think of Valve&#8217;s solution to this problem? 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