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The Dark Side of Counter-Strike 2

Coffeezilla's investigation into the Counter-Strike 2 skin gambling ecosystem, covering casino sites, influencers and esports teams that profit from it. It is part of a multi-part series on Valve's skin economy and its effects on young players.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as an investigative look at CS skin gambling and the exploitation of minors.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Coffeezilla
Topic
counter-strike skin gambling
Format
documentary
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2024–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • The above commenter was probably inspired by the recent investigative(!) video series by Coffeezilla (and decided not to mention it?). It was either in part 2 or 3, where C-z alleged/suspected Valve's legal actions to have been mostly about good PR and to send a …

    PinkSheep on Hacker News · 2025-01
    In Reverse engineering Call of Duty anti-cheat

  • It's wild to me that people will use things like this as unregulated security investments. Coffeezilla did a great video series exposing the CSGO skin gambling scene and how it borders on straight up crime and exploitation (especially of kids to young to legally gamble) …

    pogue on Hacker News · 2025-10
    In Counter Strike 2 update wipes nearly $2B off skin market value

  • Good timing! If you have a spare hour that is. Coffeezilla just released two videos digging into the csgo skin casinos business: [LINK] [VIDEO]

    viraptor on Hacker News · 2024-12
    In Ask HN: Predictions for 2025?

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