(By You Yunting) Previously, I wrote an article titled Should Global Steam in China Be Scrutinized Too Since Valve Loot Boxes Was Sued as Gambling in the U.S.?, commenting on New York State Attorney General’s lawsuit against Valve over its in-game loot box mechanism. Recently, Valve posted a defense on Steam’s official website, arguing that its in-game loot boxes mechanism is like baseball cards, Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, and Labubu. At first glance, this defense seems plausible, but in reality, it contains fundamental flaws and borders on sophistry. Let’s take a closer look.