On March 12, 2026, Eurogamer quoted Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. as part of the article, “That would be a really big problem’ – a specialist lawyer weighs in on New York suing Valve over Counter Strike 2 and Dota 2 loot boxes.” In particular, Mr. Jacobson commented on the lawsuit filed by New York’s Attorney General against Valve Corporation as it relates to the game publisher and developer’s integration and usage of “loot boxes” within its Counter-strike and Dota 2 titles. He also spoke on the potential legal ramifications and outcome from this action including examining the previous case law that explored gambling as it relates to “virtual” and “digital” in-game items such as “skins.” The article is available here.
Quoted: “That would be a really big problem” – a specialist lawyer weighs in on New York suing Valve over Counter Strike 2 and Dota 2 loot boxes” (Eurogamer)
On March 12, 2026, Eurogamer quoted Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. as part of the article, “That would be a really big problem’ – a specialist lawyer weighs in on New York suing Valve over Counter Strike 2 and Dota 2 loot boxes.” In particular, Mr. Jacobson commented on the lawsuit filed by New York’s Attorney General against Valve Corporation as it relates to the game publisher and developer’s integration and usage of “loot boxes” within its Counter-strike and Dota 2 titles. He also spoke on the potential legal ramifications and outcome from this action including examining the previous case law that explored gambling as it relates to “virtual” and “digital” in-game items such as “skins.” The article is available here.
