Quitting cs forever - gamba addictions

[Jizzguzzler2009]

I know especially in this forum no one cares but there's something about this game that always kept me coming back regardless of how much i hated it and from my 13-20 years of being alive i was heavily addicted to specifically csgo gambling websites in which i deposited 50k alone on one site along with the absurd amount spent on the base game itself. over a month ago i decided to finally quit both csgo and tf2 due to them being too addictive and getting in the way of my personal life and the nearly predatory nature of the skins market itself and the gambling sites/ads i seem to always get too this day probably being their target demographic. Probably a skitzo post but im worried for all the other players of this game who have experienced this kind of thing and have developed gambling addictions/depression solely because of this fun game they played with friends back in the day. I think either gambling sites should be outright banned or cases should be tied to the legal gambling age because as much as we love valve this is a way bigger problem then it may seem. Sorry and have a seriously awesome year all! :)

[Jizzguzzler2009]

Well what about NA where it doesn't seem to be a problem even though laws likely prohibit it?

[Dragon3043]

引用自 Providing For The Community：

Well what about NA where it doesn't seem to be a problem even though laws likely prohibit it?

Laws in North America do not govern or regulate websites from other countries in any way. You need to do some research before you keep complaining about it. Again, not saying it's right, but it's the way it is.

[Jizzguzzler2009]

Appreciate it honestly

[Jizzguzzler2009]

It is a frustration post indeed, just don't want other people to experience anything similar.

[Dragon3043]

引用自 Providing For The Community：

It is a frustration post indeed, just don't want other people to experience anything similar.

Yeah I get it, I hope you didn't really gamble away $50k USD... if you did, consider getting help. There's no shame in that...

[RANGER]

引用自 Providing For The Community：

then by terms why does valve allow these sites to continue to operate?

Again if you did bit of searching you would see that Valve has tried to combat and take them down in the past.

Here is the letter:
https://imgur.com/P9S6RWT