The first game with ban of lootbox in the Benelux is a fact

With a new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive patch, steps have been taken today to keep looting out of reach of people in the Benelux. With this patch editor, Valve has reactivated the option of Steam Trading, something that was made unavailable a few weeks ago for Benelux people. This means very little, since Valve has made it impossible with the new patch to open lootboxes in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the first game that actually plunders for some countries, in this case then the Benelux. A few weeks ago, the Dutch Gaming Authority announced that it would check if the adjustments in the games had been sufficient to no longer be considered a game of chance. In Belgium, the same thing happened and the two authorities contacted the publishers for the changes to be made.

Valve has now reacted and Benelux players can only trade skins on the Steam Market. is possible. Butoots, on the other hand, are disabled, but remain available for players from other countries.

The question is now which games will follow the example of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the Dutch Gaming Authority has in any case been serious about their threat.

– Updated Steam and CS: GO account restrictions for users in the Netherlands and Belgium:
– Steam Trading and Steam Market are now reactivated for Steam accounts in the Netherlands.
– Customers from the Netherlands and Belgium will not be able to open containers.