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In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] sozesoze@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, when you sell loot boxes of digital skins that are widely used on 3rd party illegal e-sports gambling sites, you make billions. Great job, Valve. Ever wonder why e-sports teams have these "BETKING360"-sponsors? It's because young men have money to gamble with and the potential for being the next generation of gambling addicts. Valve knows that, it just doesn't facilitate gambling directly. It just plays bank

I have no love for Gabe Newell, even if he has these charming video skits he sometimes does for TI or whatever