This has now hit the mainstream news, apparently. Is this a new story? As far as I'm aware, skins have always existed in Valve games (e.g. boxing gloves for the Heavy in Team Fortress 2).
Whose responsibility are these "gambling" websites? The last time I played a Valve game, I struck a few deals with fellow gamers to trade TF2 "skins" (e.g. the Heavy's gloves in exchange for a gun for the Medic). Is this gambling? I wouldn't have thought so.
Should the kids be held responsible for their own actions, or is there something else behind it? And you can put up all the warnings you like, but if this is not moderated, how can you stop teens from doing such things? I'm confused.

