Rocket League Not Interested in Gambling Amidst Recent Scandals
An upcoming Rocket League update is set to introduce a new loot system that practically mimics that of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) whereby players will be able to purchase keys to unlock random drop crates containing cosmetic items.
Developer Psyonix Vice President Jeremy Dunham wrote on Reddit: “There will be no Steam Marketplace integration with crates. We are definitely aware of the problems related to third-party gambling in other games and we are not interested in taking that approach.”
A recent lawsuit against CS:GO developer Valve contends that video game developer has allowed minors to gamble. As a result, Psyonix is taking an entirely different approach.
With news of that lawsuit came last week’s revelations that popular YouTubers had ownership interest in CS:GO Lotto without providing any such disclosure.
- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com
