{"id":99254,"date":"2016-07-20T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=99254"},"modified":"2016-07-20T09:01:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T07:01:45","slug":"valve-slaps-major-cs-go-gambling-sites-with-cease-and-desist-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/99254-valve-slaps-major-cs-go-gambling-sites-with-cease-and-desist-order","title":{"rendered":"Valve slaps major CS: GO gambling sites with Cease and Desist order"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valve has cracked down heavily on major CS:GO and Dota 2 skin gambling sites, issuing them with a Cease and Desist letter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The company recently threatened <\/a><\/strong>that it would take action against various skin gambling sites, stating that it does not support the practice and that the sites are misusing the Steam OpenID API<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The shady business<\/a><\/strong> of online CS: GO betting sites has recently been brought to light, with many YouTube gamblers causing controversy by deceiving and manipulating their audiences.<\/p>\n

Valve has subsequently issued a Cease and Desist letter to a number of gambling sites for both Dota 2<\/strong> and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The company orders gambling websites to cease operations through Steam within 10 days<\/strong> or it will “pursue all available remedies”.<\/p>\n

Below is a leaked snapshot of\u00a0the letter Valve has issued to these CS:GO gambling sites:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Valve<\/a><\/p>\n

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