New York's case that Steam lootboxes are "gambling" is a free speech violation that "will have an impermissible chilling effect on protected videogame design", argue Valve
… "Rather, they pay a fixed amount of virtual currency to get exactly one skin from a known set of options pursuant to publicly disclosed odds." The lawyers note Steam's controls on the transaction of lootbox rewards - players can't redeem virtual items for cash on the Steam marketplace, and there's … …