Gambling Sites in Counter-Strike Rant

[@mikolaas7330]

Lots of respect for WarOwl, seriously. Probably the most genuine content creator who's not a sellout and actually has ethics.

[@Bozothcow]

3K is like that too.

[@VaughnCamacho]

all youtube creators are here for money if you dont hink so your deluding yourself

[@Bozothcow]

Yes, it is their job. But do you honestly think that doing something for a living automatically means that ethics go out the window? If that were true, TheWarOwl and 3kliksphilip would have already accepted many advertising deals with these gambling sites.

[@SugarWeasel1227]

Bozocow Bullshit. Everybody has a price, like it or not.

[@lexxy1579]

Kenneth Nguyen but some have a damn high price lol and thats something to be commended for

[@connorjonesfilmsOH]

WarOwl is csgo's dad.

[@CrimmyYT]

no, hes csgos understanding step dad. Gaben is the child-neglecting birth dad.

[@deltasea9728]

Connor Jones omg tru

[@soldaat1686]

3kliks is the step-mom

[@bharath.purtipli]

He's CSGO'S daddy

[@sondushussein1679]

Slothsquadron would be the babysitter.

[@andrewb1870]

I'm the closer, and I still have no war owl.

[@RobertOortwijn]

Hello brother.

[@TheKiwiColonel]

that was pretty good

[@zakm1021]

I am the war closer,and i still have no owl

[@fjalls]

Im the owl closer, and I still have no war.

[@ryan96566]

[@vapehut2326]

The ad I got was a 3 min long "How to rig cs:go gambling sites" ad...

[@cincybaseballclub]

youtube controls what ad you see

[@vapehut2326]

Austin Istvan The more ya know

[@Ryan_Duckworth]

That was a scam site

[@zelefant1482]

MLG Ghost KZbin suggests ads based on what you watch, so if you watch lots of csgo you get csgo ads

[@spki8656]

I got a csgohunt ad xd

[@aadarshgovani2516]

WarOwl: "Im breaking up. I dont do that. Im a man" PashaBiceps: "Sometimes, remember my friends, real men can cry" :)

[@nebula9739]

:)

[@tizians.5767]

has anybody else read that with pasha's accent?

[@skeletronas5867]

+Epitaph Blade me

[@KingOfBlades27]

lol just did :D

[@xxxwinnersgamexxx]

+Epitaph Blade everybody who knows him will do so xD

[@chemikalfluffy]

"I am not gonna judge you if you gamble" also war owl: "You have to be an idiot to gamble" he's still right but that was funny

[@alec3765]

He's just avoiding having to acknowledge many people have made lots of money. Smart people with lots of money to begin with. The kids betting $20 on csgolotto got scammed. That 's it.

[@chemikalfluffy]

@@alec3765 no, he pretty openly acknowledges the money being made. he's saying you have to be dumb to fall for the schemes set up by those people.

[@stef3754]

@@chemikalfluffy your wrong

[@chemikalfluffy]

@@stef3754 my what?

[@semyongalitsky9593]

@@stef3754 gud england you have 11 out of 10

[@hanelias]

3-2-kliksphilip is a csgo youtuber without gambling. you and philip is my favourite csgo youtubers

[@tatyboy1337]

except he made a video about him possibly accepting adverts from gambling sites fairly recently iirc

[@SlayeRhun66]

Bylatman

[@Sebb747]

Same here. I really thought he'd mention him as he brought out a video about this topic just a few days ago.

[@Luukebaas]

nah, he's strong. in the end he won't accept them

[@rdablock]

+Wat song He won't accept adverts from gambling sites. He already said he has a more "trusted" company that's interested in him

[@maxmino8840]

"Gambling is the tax for the idiots"

[@luizpaulovialgoes252]

this is my definition of gambling now, if this is yours, know the quote will live on.

[@bigoush4531]

mMino :p

[@Geeisjudied]

EliANs this isnt his quote

[@aeternalis]

taxation is theft

[@rabidwombat1912]

gambling is fun lol just dont be a idiot that expects to win and always know you are gonna lose your money

[@Admirel2]

The ad before this video for me was a casino advertisement 😂😅

[@nielsleuven]

Same xD

[@tomhoyle3771]

Browser cookies, what you been up to? xD

[@bulblast89]

I know he can't control that stuff but its still funny.

[@DoomDutch]

Mates, it sounds you haven't heard of our lord and saviour AdBlock.

[@5.0Logan]

Same

[@LeCigareVolant]

damn that chair looks so comfy

[@LeCigareVolant]

also, subscribed

[@MediHusky]

I feel like every other week he should have a different throne, same seated position though.

[@Surms41]

He needs a big green throne that he can change every time.

[@Ddorfner]

Maybe the next chair will be green so he can float in the air :D

[@shawn9261]

+Surms41 What warowl needs is a red throne fully made from ak-47s

[@andrewheil1158]

HEY GUYS SO THERE'S THIS NEW SITE I FOUND

[@meh2063]

in youtube sites find you

[@aurin_komak]

I ALSO FOUND A SITE, IT'S CALLED B AND IT'S IN DE_DUST 2

[@arsmanali4334]

@@aurin_komak damn man creative

[@sn4ke16]

@@aurin_komak thank you bro when you said you found site B i remembered one thing i have slaves in my basement and they are trying to escape i caught them all genuinely thank you

[@SteamedClams]

@@aurin_komak rush it

[@novueaumonde]

Hey WarOwl, thank you, I really needed this video. I've gambled SO much in the last 2 months that it's making me physically ill (the stress of loss, the high of a win). I have a great inventory, yet I keep wanting more.. addiction creeps up. I guess I'm writing this to hold myself accountable out aloud.

[@Edgard422]

I'm sure you've had professional recommendations by now, but try to replace that addiction with another one. It's not easy of course, but try many solutions.

[@lilpapalstate628]

jus smoke weed

[@gabenvandenbrink9114]

@C. Kleinschmit That's such an awful way to fix it lol

[@eLenano33]

no apuestes y listo boludito.

[@CavCave]

I applaud your courage to speak about it. You knew you're going to be insulted.

[@plut0x969]

The call of duty youtubers is what made it REALLY bad

[@rahul38474]

*cough* Tmartn *cough*

[@5v3zz]

cough faze rain cough

[@Roguewarrior073]

+5v3 that was confirmed rain had nothing to do with it

[@Roguewarrior073]

+Daniel Cuccurullo not

[@massivelegend7599]

"confirmed" No, it was said that he wasn't in it. proves NOTHING

[@emilmaldonado3220]

"Counter Strike i think is a very special game, its a game where your character doesn't get better, you get better, when i was young and i was playing counter strike i learned so many great lessons for life from it, it was a competitive outlet, its was a social outlet, I learned that you put time an energy into something you get something out of it, if you want something in life you go out there and get it, you make it happen you put in the work you put in the hours, you put in the practice". -WarOwl I got Mad respect for you dude.

[@TheCaptainnoU]

Quote from a wise man.

[@kcvx92]

Damn it the ninjas are chopping onions in my room again!!!

[@alexschnellinger7462]

love you war owl I never even buy skins.

[@xasyas7258]

+Alex Schnellinger why not spending money is fun

[@doomguy2.0]

Why tf does the WarOwl not have at least a million subscribers??

[@eduardobreda1279]

He actually has content. People dont like smart things. It makes them think and.. stuff.

[@CoHxBlackWebster]

+Eduardo Cella makes Headache and stuff

[@euroshadoody]

So true.

[@dhendry71]

no clickbait, and he doesnt sell out. ez pz. also he doesnt try to appeal to kids (not that kids are a bad thing)

[@eerotrei5181]

Only 7 million people on the planet, dumbass.

[@MalteAnderhagen]

"I'm just gonna close with..." now hold on, is that a closer?

[@RexliousMC]

this guy seems so chill

[@RexliousMC]

earned my sub

[@oscarmarcantonio6899]

first time seeing him? :P

[@kablooey60]

Not everyone knows of him lol

[@RexliousMC]

+Oscar Marcantonio ive herd of him just never watched

[@oscarmarcantonio6899]

Rexo ye okay

[@FirstLast-iv9mr]

I guess this is what happens when the cod community goes to a different game

[@olli0211]

lol accurate

[@Law0fRevenge]

Actually all the youtubers that I know of that do gambling videos have always created CS content... But I guess they're not as big as the cod channels who switched to CSGO.

[@jeysercapo]

W

[@charlierougier1548]

YES!

[@smithii1867]

tmrtn and syndicate the 2 main people in this diddnt allways do cs

[@CentaurionArcher]

3kliksphilip is the only other mature enough content creator I know of. I commend you for your actions of not taking the sponsership. Good on you Warowl, good on you.

[@CentaurionArcher]

Nevermind - I posted this before he mentioned 3kliks

[@dingdong2443]

h3h3has taken a ton of sponsorships and crap like that. Don't get me wrong, I like Ethan and both his channels, but he has taken so many obvious sponsors.

[@CentaurionArcher]

hallmorales I thought TotalBiscuit wasn't producing any more content? Does that mean he had predicted this shitstorm?

[@lowstroy1411]

+tonza parts of G2A can be fraud.

[@Instagramer02]

houngougnoohki6 doesnt like gambling either

[@saboo_tage]

9:15 warowl invented the skrrt

[@pauasensi7249]

saboo seriously ;-;

[@ancient5693]

facts

[@starfox300]

The case opening in itself is already gambling.

[@TheAwesomeKirbyCrab]

Opening cases are like opening trading cards or boxes with random characters, but with more monetary diversity (some are .01¢, some are $100,000)

[@stephanosioannou1825]

not true, you always win

[@LegoegoBanana]

+Stephanos no lmao, you're paying $2.70, and how often do you at least break even? Not very often. Most of the time you could have bought the skin you got for a few cents.

[@gourabkundu6324]

+Stewie Stewart ok so opening Pokemon cards is gambling

[@starfox300]

The fact that you can theoretically make a lot of money by opening a case but most of the time lose money definitely turns it into the traditional sense of gambling.

[@BanCHy]

Gambling & Drama channels are cancer on youtube 2016......and they call it "CSGO channel" with 3h in game....what's even worst youtubers started making their own gambling sites.....

[@nilslorand]

Thank you!

[@BanCHy]

Nils Lorand np!

[@sambeales3787]

+Nils Lorand cough cough syndicate cough cough

[@sambeales3787]

+Nils Lorand cough cough syndicate cough cough

[@daanyalsyed]

Why do people hate on all drama channels? I can agree that a lot of drama channels out there are really bad, but some of them out there aren't that bad.

[@Blamant]

Going to show this to my friends who are betting with loads of money.

[@SumDucksCS]

Yes, he left a comment on h3h3's video

[@MrTrubaduuri]

He said that it's because of H3H3 he made this video.

[@SorenZgames]

He mentions the video in this video :)

[@Blamant]

Yeah edited my comment :)

[@Yuchigo3]

..........did you even watch the video? EDIT: well you edited your comment while i watched the video, sorry

[@crashykk]

It's so sad that it's been 7 years and that topic is still with us. I hope Jeff's videos will change something for CS2, cuz it's getting to a point were Valve might have really big problems and big problems for Valve = big problems for CS2.

[@ConjahConj]

Even before all this gambling bullshit came to surface, you're definitely the most legit CS KZbinr. Even though I might not agree with all your tutorials and videos, you're still a saint in a demonised community. Keep it up mate.

[@Fangoros]

most of his tutorials are just outdated

[@ethanlim34]

3kliksphilip too

[@HomieTMKS]

and clickycrisp is cool

[@chamby15]

Banana Gamming too i would say

[@alksi1]

Warowl, can you sell me your beard? I can make a good offer for it.

[@alek_42]

is it better than 10-15k?

[@alksi1]

+SuperDank™ Depends on how much the Sir wants for it.

[@jestersquad]

Nope.

[@typowyb4list458]

it depends on float value.

[@raihanabimanyu5120]

Get Yourself This Awesome Beard In 13 Minutes!

[@tyleramon8371]

all I'm saying is: Kids who are too young to gamble shouldn't be playing CSGO to begin with.

[@Garnzlok]

I mean even if you are above gambling age you still cant gamble online. Since you know thats illegal, at least in the USA.

[@tyleramon8371]

Not where i'm from

[@nemtudom5074]

Yea, but parents care less and less about their children these days, in days when they are in the biggest danger, and no i dont mean video games. I mean life. About 20 years ago there wasn't even half this much danger in the life of a 10 yo, and parents cared about their kids more than they do now. Of course im talking in general now.

[@ThatGuy-nv2wo]

Not true, you don't have to be 18/21 to play CS and even then if you did have to be 18(which you don't) in some places gambling restrictions are at 21

[@tyleramon8371]

nem tudom "Danger" as in "things we don't want our kids to know or understand about life" ? Crime in the first world is down in all areas from 20 years ago. Violent Crime is at an all time low in modern society. The biggest danger to our children is not being there to help them understand the hardships and confusing ideals of the world. It's to the point where we can say protecting your children from things you don't want them to know or learn yet is impossible with an internet connection. A solution to this would be a different approach than just trying to control and regulate. IMO, ofc.

[@arieroskam4000]

WarOwl's hair is mesmerizing

[@SiluseTf2]

The dislikes are from salty cod fanboys who follow whatever FaZe rain says even if it doesnt have any sense in them

[@tehXfiles]

what does that have to do with the video...

[@SiluseTf2]

idk but i am

[@tehXfiles]

tr1gger what?

[@SiluseTf2]

tr1ggered

[@tehXfiles]

tr1gger wtf are you on about lol

[@lonelyshpee7873]

The sad thing is that 5th graders gamble. No joke, 5th graders

[@thatonecrazychair1943]

WTF

[@austinmorrels5401]

Yup

[@nepnepnepnepnep]

Yup.

[@eddysteady3354]

Yup..

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣΣΤΑΘΗΣ-ω6ζ]

A kid that's 10 years old in a server that I play, gambled and won hyper beast, knives and other stuff... Next day, same server, I checked his inventory to see if he got anything else... What I saw? Grey Nova skins autos pier skins... He lost all the good stuff from gambling...

[@zarithevill]

Gotta admit, when CSGO first came out with the Skins and crates, Steam market didn't exist and so gambling was never a thing. But after the Steam Market was released and became available to everyone without Valve overseeing them, gambling on CSGO became huge. If Steam Market didn't exist, none of this would have happened. Valve needs to counter this by creating a "Official CSGO Skin Store" like DotA 2 to counter this gambling and the Steam Market prices. A ♥♥♥♥ing Karambit UltraViolet can cost around 500$, if they make an Official store and sell it for like 20$, the Steam Market prices will plummet and the CSGO gambling sites will have no purpose but to shut-down everything. Valve is being sued for this and they know very well that they are actually profiting from the "Gambling" and Steam Market.

[@oldbalogna9926]

Valve isnt going to lose the case, and they dont profit off of sites, the profit off of skins so its a win for valve and a win for gambling sites and thats all

[@RoccoHorvath]

Valve profits from gambling sites. When people lose skins they either buy more skins from the marketplace or they buy keys to either open more cases or trade them for skins. In the case where they buy keys Valve profits even more than these gambling sites.

[@SkritchB]

Ive been here since the beginning and steam market came the same day cs go cases came just like with tf2... There was never a "hurr durr cs skins wasnt worth anything first but then came steam market" they were always worth something (steam money to buy other games, trading other skins) and Also why would valve put up a shop for skins with set prices? When they already profit legally from knives like crimson webs that is worth 350-1500 in minimal wear condition and factory new 1200-4000 depending if it has "stattrak" so 20$ straight or take 5%-10% from 4000? Which is 200-400$. Valve is a profitabel company which wants to make the most amount of money legally possible and does not care about these "breaking news" and lawsuits do you know why? Because the only connection valve has to gambling sites is that they allow you to login with a steam account and if they simply remove that valve is yet again 100% safe in terms of the law and now websites just needs to make it so that you log in

[@SkritchB]

+zXTheFoxXz with an account you create on their site while using steam accounts to trade the skins with, like a 3rd party website and the gambling continues, valve earning money from it 100% legal again and underaged gambling continues

[@oldbalogna9926]

people buying skins doesnt give valve money because to trade the skins they need to buy it from 1 - a third party website not affiliated with valve 2 - the steam market which people will need to wait a week before trading because of the limitation in steam. Buying from the steam market is what gives steam money, not buying from third party sites or even trading with them, so people saying that valve makes money off of gambling sites are completely wrong

[@jacobmcclain5617]

6 years later. Video still holds up even when gambling isn’t ruining the game anymore.

[@cmaxz817]

Nope, more rampant. Even Valve has partnered with one of the betting sites for crying out loud in recent years. Look at Jeff's video and you'll see why it's more ridiculous now.

[@JezzaBazza]

don't know what you are on about. There are more gambling sites than ever before

[@omrielinav5467]

After this video I realized you are probably the most honest youtuber I watch. Have my view and upvote

[@aja749]

I have unsubbed all cs go youtubers a month ago because i quit cs go. I think i'll subscribe WarOwl again.

[@kyrylostanchyk6306]

Not playing CS:GO for year or so. Still subscribed for WarOwl. He is doing pretty good content and now there is not only CS:GO but other stuff like VR games & Overwatch.

[@adacskipper]

I quit 6 months ago cause I didn't like the way the game and community was going. Glad I did, but I never thought it would get to this...

[@barkabark]

Subscribe to 3kliksphilip too.

[@aja749]

barkabark I did and H3H3 too

[@barkabark]

Nice.

[@p.petrovphoto]

I don't want to get top commnet

[@omzerz]

Ill get top reply if that's possible

[@kapahi7468]

Congrats your wish came true

[@ddynamite3835]

Ok

[@szymonm592]

I'm second bitches

[@gdm9937]

Ok

[@progenji6407]

WarOwl is such a great guy i've been here since 15k and man he has always been a good person.

[@cooshh2815]

why does every youtuber use the same motivational line"If you put work in it, you get it" like wtf

[@c.arokann]

Because thats how it is, hard Work=higher chance at success

[@TheWarOwl]

Being a KZbinr is being an entrepreneur, it takes a massive amount of time, dedicated, hard work, and perseverance to 'make it'. It's also a true free competitive market, with a very small cost to entry. If you're listening to a professional KZbinr, you're listening to someone who has struggled working 80hr weeks for little pay for years trying to build something. I think that's why.

[@c.arokann]

well I did say higher chance instead of it guaranteeing success

[@cooshh2815]

But aren't their sponsorships that make you a little bit more money, i don't know how hard it is to be a youtuber... I don't know how it is to put all that time and effort in something that "might work out" Allot of people put hard work into youtube , and have a little over 100 or 1000 subs. Thats why i don't believe the line "if you put work in it, you get it". Thanks for the response btw

[@100Kakdela]

Those people who have 100 or 1000 subs are simply not good enough a.k.a they don't produce enough quality content to continuously appeal to viewers. Which is the most difficult thing to do. Which involves putting a lot of work in.

[@arbitercs]

Brent is getting upset!

[@stativemisto3454]

Papa Hitler he said his name is George in the video (4:02)

[@arbitercs]

Stativemisto watch his newest episode where he tells u his real name

[@ihateweetabix8829]

Papa Hitler I prefer the george version xd

[@stativemisto3454]

George is somewhere in his name. It could be his last or middle or even his first name

[@jimmyPongo]

‘george is getting upset’ is a famous catch phrase from george costanza in seinfeld lol that’s why he said george

[@Venoox]

last time i came this early fnatix didnt lose to faze

[@nikoyochum6974]

who are fnatix?

[@Venoox]

Fnatic* i misstyped

[@gabentherealultimatekeyboa9284]

+Niko Yochum porn group of fnantics

[@chriscarlisle8997]

i was sweating

[@tavinchimo3601]

yeah i totally didn't bet my best skins on fnatic to get something because i was sure they were gonna win totally yeah..

[@jean-philippebellavance3593]

WarOwl, i've watched 10+ videos you made this week and i have decided to subscribe right now because of this one. Thank you for your work.

[@kawachadinkdong5139]

the cod Dias at the end LOL

[@kawachadinkdong5139]

diss

[@BigWalt1722]

You are able edit your comments

[@christosdimosthenous1297]

what minute?

[@kawachadinkdong5139]

Ender Wiggin I know, My phone wasn't allowing me to do that for some reason

[@christopherbjrkeng4918]

I've never done the whole coin flip/jackpot thing, but betting on teams I think is better as there is some skill/analysis involved. It's always been controlled with a budget and all that.

[@christopherbjrkeng4918]

Wise words btw, this is the only vid that actually add to the situation.

[@Darkgun63]

it's only natural to bet on teams imo, since it's a sport and the scale of cs in the professional scene. i mean why should betting on basketball, football or soccer be okay but not on a video game

[@UnknownUser314159]

Darkgun63 Yeah when u put it like that it makes sense. Online gambling is just dumb, you cant even see let alone understand the algorithm that determines your fate.

[@agmt233]

I worked out that I've spent about £80 overall on cases and skins. It does rack up pretty quickly - I didn't feel awful about it because I didn't go into it expecting to win every time. Gambling's fine, as long as you are going into it for the fun of the gamble, and not for the prayer of the win.

[@Bagunka]

That's how gambling works. There are 90% of people who play for the fun of it and can quit any time. But 10% of people have a tendency to have a gambling problems and so they play and play and play until they are in debt. Go to Las Vegas, you will always see some lonely old people sitting at slot machines wasting their money little by little.

[@itsFireBRND]

Gambling is straight up just a tax on stupid people.

[@philipp594]

You called it all those years back. Look what this sh*t got us. Watching this again after 7 years ... Who plays counter strike these days? Greedy flexers? What do those people do? Cheat ....

[@furrane]

I agree. But at the same time it's a kind of natural selection : if you're dumb enough to spend hundreds of $ on pixels, there will always be people to take them from you, and at this game, valve ain't last.

[@jerichostern9290]

+GuardiaNES do you see the difference between cs go gambling and getting robbed in an alley

[@KingOfBlades27]

It is totally different thing to take a life and took someone's money because they give it to you.

[@sirhcortsac5082]

+Jerrycho Stem all analogies are j herently false, but i think the point that he is trying to make is that it is morally wrong to knowingly exploit a persons weakness for your own personal gain. people make bad descisions all the time, but it is not up to a person to punish them for it, let alone profit from it.

[@reezis1619]

The definition of natural selection is that the species with properties adapted best to the environment will have a bigger chance to live and reproduce. How does your statement correlate with natural selection?

[@haseo1]

Most of these are children. They didnt have the time yet to get not dumb.

[@florispieternella6991]

Just want to add that cs go case opening is basicly gambling and thus illegal but because it is in skins its not illegal.

[@PowerHaters]

N O P E By your logic Opening Card Packs is also gambling!

[@florispieternella6991]

Card packs is in most games free to get + cs go case opening to be fair is just a slot machine Put money in and have a 20 percent chance to get profit.

[@flaminggalaxy-osubindingof1283]

+Floris Pieternella then Pokemon tins are considered gambling. They do cost $20

[@PowerHaters]

Floris Pieternella I'm sorry but I meant like pokemon packs. You pay to open them and then you get gud stuff or crap stuff. Plus you earn free cases and can earn keys. Its pretty much gambling but at a legal standpoint it is not since you can't directly make cash from the skins you get through steams system.

[@florispieternella6991]

- Gambling: Gambling is the wagering of money or something of value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods.

[@Spyrouz]

Csgo has also influenced a lot games to add these in game skins and crates, for example. Call Of Duty, League Of Legends, Smite. Its ridiculous how we now have to pay for a game and then spend even more money to get some fucking pixels. Paying £30-£60 and then having to pay for some visual effects that dont change the game what so ever and let me add, that theyre a fucking rip off too. Not worth it, games really do disappoint me these days EDIT: people raised some good points about overwatch not being a real big problem, and i agree. (so i have taken that one out) My point was that CSGO has influenced a lot of other games to add skins and who knows, that could be a problem for those games in the future

[@Spyrouz]

:'(

[@iamajay3333]

true man . hope gambling stops. kids losing money and so many crazy adults losing thousands of $ just to make some virtual items . it's really sad to see the community promoting betting and gambling.

[@Spyrouz]

dragon trail yeah man

[@harpake]

CSGO wasn't the first game to do that. And this way is way better than what used to be the trend, pay money for items that have gameplay effects. Skins don't actually affect the gameplay.

[@bobostyle1996]

You don't HAVE TO buy skins/crates, it is optional stuff. The game itself works without them. What are you on about?

[@1joku932]

You're useing real money to gamble in virtual game, cmon people

[@declanmark2809]

HardcoreZombiePlayer you’re actually gambling to gamble. To get more money. It’s still money at the end of the day, but you get skins along the way.

[@Gladiator760]

Are you special? The skins can be sold for real money easily.

[@brianbrian121-j9k]

yeah skins can be sold for real money aswell. cmon lmao

[@SCP049darkness]

Yeah they are gambling pixels in a virtual video game. And spend hundreds and thousands to do so... lol. No one can justify the gambling.

[@Sandman05]

Skins are just like those chips in a casino

[@battyblu]

4:01 WAROWL NAME CONFIRMED

[@Aceman2929]

It was a Seinfeld reference

[@racergenius505]

i thought it was a JonTron reference...

[@levi-bj2fu]

+racergenius505 Aw same

[@w00t420]

Definitely a seinfeld reference. watch?v=tL9JgMt4okM

[@NotMuffin]

seinfield reference? wat, ik a guy called "george" in seinfield and he's an idiot

[@fredyrik]

Its disgusting that the skins are so expensive

[@deviant7100]

agree

[@taidghburgess5788]

not really. there not that much

[@Discordstrike1]

"there not that much" do you even play cs? souvenir dragon lore 20k dollars like really? fucking really?

[@sylvercritter]

The reason they're so expensive is because they're desired. The prices are set by the community, not Valve.

[@dumbdumb5428]

+ charcocoa that true

[@icrus7523]

valve needs to ban it and seek legal action on the sites

[@BoopLoopy]

Yeah but it encourages people to buy more skins or get more keys for cases and valve sits there like "Ohh nice more money, can we get a new case please? someone go on the community skins and pick random shit ones to put in a new case"

[@alertnessses]

Icrus sears and dismiss

[@chonkyboi7542]

Not all sites some are for renting and selling.

[@Toons595]

@@chonkyboi7542 So?

[@MrHDHD]

Its crazy to see this video today. I am now 18 years old and started csgo gambling when I was about 12-13. And when you look back at it now how many sites where exposed of being rigged and having some advantages for youtubers in place so they always win and all that stuff. I can definetly say from the bottom of my heart and with all my hate towards such sites that I have now: If I knew that stuff back in the day I wouldve run my own site and scamming people ngl. Im one of the most honest people I know but I know for sure if the oppertunity wouldve came back then for me to start my own site and scam 1000s of dollars every day in an unregulated market without paying taxes and shit that I wouldve too done that. Though I dont know If I would do that If I wasnt being scammed for 5+ years and every cent I put in to csgo wouldve still been in my pocket. cheers

[@MrHDHD]

btw what the fuck are these globals playing like xd looks like a silver elite match or something

[@Muzzex1]

CS:GO in-game case opening is gambling aswell, not only the sites.

[@sneakysnake4403]

""Not really, because with opening cases you are assured to get something." - Semispace. There are also some other reasons but ...." - reload (a guy in the comments who answered this)

[@CocoaNutTF2]

So if I bet a dollar on a six-sided die roll and get a quarter * the number on the die, does that mean it's not gambling? I automatically get back at least one quarter.

[@matthewdurkin9543]

It's no more gambling than kinder eggs or baseball cards. You pay a set price, and get a random item from a list of items. Valve doesn't offer any way to convert those items into real currency, therefore they have no monetary value and it is not gambling.

[@Muzzex1]

+Matthew Durkin blablabla... Its a gamble dont be silly

[@CocoaNutTF2]

Matthew Durkin By that logic, then, it's not gambling to wager one skin against another.

[@madmay456]

I gambled once, my foolish self thought I could win something out of it but all it brought me was pain and misery. Thank you WarOwl for being the one of the only honest men out there

[@joshbriggs1615]

Thewarowl: Those are fireworks and you can't stop them Me a British boy: Watch me

[@RaccZappa]

Guy Fawkes: hold my beer

[@davidweng4712]

@@RaccZappa hold my Guiness

[@HueJanus69]

Hold my tea

[@aerialsn1per751]

Hold my tea and crumpets with a spot of tennis after luncheon

[@lushyolol]

Hol’ up

[@godfatherezio]

I am too smart for gambling websites, never deposited a dime and made ~15$ by free credits. They won't get me.

[@21famouswrath25]

this should be on reddit.

[@ThonK-_-]

Lol i made 8

[@Sujay95]

Same. Haven't spent a dime on skins. Got ~1$ in my Steam Wallet by selling all the dropped cases. xD Would you mind sharing your method though?

[@tharv120]

Apoorva Tripathi I actually have a nothing-to-knife story with free credits.

[@pauasensi7249]

Apoorva Tripathi my friend used the 50 free cents in csgoempire, made 1 euro, went to a towers mode gambling site and made 800€ oh and BTW I don't like gambling sites

[@jacobhaft9714]

I love that subtle wreck at the end George :)

[@Aceman2929]

George was a Seinfeld reference

[@xamnition]

Hes not George (might be but likely not)

[@ElindorBG]

yeah , but .. come on ... every body is named George .. there is like 40 % you to be named George ... xD

[@pikaijzer]

xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@maarzie]

someone else said it was seinfeld reference.

[@__-cd9ug]

pro tip : when WarOwl says "I still have no closer", hit the L key on your keyboard and you'll jump straight to the extra content

[@Pandonaut]

But the cases in CS:GO alone are gambling?

[@neun0233]

Loop holes.

[@arandomchannel69]

Gacha. Look that up.

[@timothyjeon5988]

+ArkTheOverlord Gacha is a loophole. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, they have a "lottery" system where you can put in coins to win trophies. Since Lotto is gambling and gambling is illegal in Japan (or at least then), they had to rename it to "gacha". Gacha itself is a gamble to begin with, but technically it has honest chances in things like cases, regardless of how low the odds are, not to mention the fact that Gachas always cash out, regardless of how bad the item is.

[@Pandonaut]

lolll

[@arandomchannel69]

See as the definition of gamble is "the wagering of money or something of value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods." Gacha is buying a thing, that you don't know what it is, but you know it's going to be this toy. You are not wagering anything. If you want to label gacha as gambling, you need to label every TCG/CCG, seeing as in Magic, you can buy a booster pack that has cards in it, but you don't know what you're getting.

[@9-ac-7]

This video aged well...

[@tinshriekersirola2758]

WarOwl is only youtouber who have respect to players... when i say players i mean on children and adults... The point of game is having fun... No raging someone because of his decisions.

[@skeletronas5867]

Yay!

[@jjasspper]

If you are less then 16 years old you are not legally allowed to even play the game.

[@JimBob-cm3sd]

+jjasspper You are in most countries provided you have parental consent. Age ratings are guidelines, not laws.

[@nikoyochum6974]

uhhh.... WarOwl rages all the time on stream

[@iloveisotoxic5928]

+jjasspper 17*

[@seta2934]

I made huge profit at Gambling... I stopped now so.. i Guess im lucky?

[@kidnextdoorr]

same

[@shalom1523]

+Wonio Audito rule no. 2: If you lose big, Suicide.

[@AmmielMaynard]

Went in one jackpot in my life one 300$. Im done for good.

[@AmmielMaynard]

+Ammiel Maynard won* lol

[@lars7529]

Friend went from 15 to 400 euro how do you have that much luck...

[@StarStriker4101]

Somehow its gross how gambling in CSGO has developed. 50% of CSGO KZbinrs are sponsored by dubious gambling sites and don't care about their viewers well-being. Thankfully there are channels like 3kliksphilip or your channel that have a better attitude than all this other channels. Thanks for that!

[@skeletronas5867]

Agreed

[@mehmethanayrim]

%50? :D I think it is way more than 50. Probably %90 or something close to that.

[@StarStriker4101]

Denis Olehov Sadly, KZbinrs like Syndicate, Sparklez and so on have a much larger fanbase than channels like WarOwls.

[@denisolehov9511]

+StarStriker4101 exactly what I'm talking about. But Sparkles has a talent, sad to see how he treats his subscribers

[@TheSeriousShowURL]

I love watching him rant so perfectly over footage of his destruction, its like his anger coming out behind him

[@stifler7123]

Isn't opening cases Gambling too?

[@Semispace]

Not really, because with opening cases you are assured to get something.

[@Semispace]

***** You're always paying the same price for a reward, which can be better or worse.

[@fraserlackfan9383]

but since the community market places value on items. you can still lose money...

[@SDB_Dev]

So are things like pokemon tradingcards, balls with small figures in them etc. also gambling? Those are closer to the CS cases than a slot machine, as you are guaranteed to get the same amount of reward each time, but the value of said rewards are somewhat random.

[@SteveGuy86]

If case opening was gambling, then opening Pokemon Card Packs would be gambling too :O

[@skuibler9042]

Opening csgo cases has way worse odds than roulette. Not saying you advise we open cases like you but you technically gamble with terrible odds.

[@SkiDaBird]

The market value comes from the amount you can win. Over a hundred openings, you will average slightly less than $2.50 per case, due to the free drops. If I'm remembering this correctly, you have something in the 70%s to get a blue (translation, lose), around 5% for a red and less than 1% for a knife. The odds are indeed terrible if you are only opening 1 case, but with a little common sense and basic econ, you should know that.

[@potatoaim1622]

yea true, but at least you know your gonna lose. lol

[@zabsin480p]

opening cases isn't what he's talking about in this rant. He's talking about websites such as CGLOTTO.com and all those similar.

[@vpagliarini]

He says hes wasting money and does not encourage ppl to do it

[@Gbad5491]

Two definitions of gambling: 1. play games of chance for money; bet 2. take risky action in the hope of a desired result WarOwl doesn't open cases in hopes of receiving high value skins or profiting off the cases. He does it for entertainment purposes which is not gambling. By definition, he is not gambling on cases.

[@joppekim]

That chair is boss like. A boss like chair, which explains who is the boss. And the boss must be you, because you sit in that chair. Like a boss. Boss chair.

[@radman8329]

It's been 3 years but i still enjoy your honest videos

[@sofroniquedawdad9794]

"Back in my day we didn't even have these darn skins!"

[@GoliathDreamteamVN]

3:53 "But, this stuff is being targeted toward childrens " Im having a flash back about another guy ,replace WarOwl within this video "ITS TIME TO STOP - THIS IS CANCER ,THIS IS SO MUCH CANCER :D"

[@Ang3lUki]

WHERE ARE YOUR PARENTS?

[@l5vdi]

tbh 90% of CSGO players are 18+ it rarely that i meet a squeaker on csgo

[@camperiv1]

PapaFranku

[@Kreisleriana]

i wouldn't say 18+ i would say around 15+

[@durendenmp812]

Many boys stop squeaking after age 14-15. I believe there to be more people under 18 than over playing cs:go.

[@NicholPlaysGames]

Warowl reminds me of the caster Anders. Just me? Idk what it is but i was hearing him casting and they showed him and i was like dude, this guys reminds me of Warowl 100%

[@7roncris]

You're not alone lol. I thought of the warowl when I saw Anders for the first time

[@Rivexd]

First time i saw Anders i thought he was WarOwl.

[@NicholPlaysGames]

SilveR Only difference is Anders is a little bit on the heavier side.

[@DerBretoneHD]

I have to say thank you. I used to gamble a lot and I also lost a couple of dollars ( knifes ). I was really disappointed and I kinda slipped into like a addiction. As soon as I got my money, I would loose it on gamble websites. I was at a point in my life where I didn't know what do with me and my life. Now I am back in my life and got me my social competence back. And you, WarOwl, were a big reason, I managed to get rid of my problem. If you read this.... Thanks man

[@irkedcs]

just a shout out to the channel 'CSGO News', if you guys don't know, he has been reporting on other fake betters for a few weeks now like faze rain and moe, whereas h3h3's video is currently 2 days old. h3h3 probably did it best though

[@irkedcs]

maybe he is, so what?

[@farcryman1]

+gabba789 Why do u think that? I guess u are faze or moe fan

[@maxryan9522]

+ejpaine he is not very popular atm because he has been doing things like reporting speculation as news, meta tagging and not linking sources

[@milanpost83]

I love you for saying this, I hate how he is getting so much hate, because he has such a small following, that no other youtuber supports him

[@irkedcs]

He said gambling drives the csgo economy and to some degree he is correct. Things look bad for gambling and so the market crashed. Loads of people get the game just to bet on lounge and then resell the skins for real or steam money.

[@Lucky-it5vu]

Exactly!My man!...ITS ABOUT THE GAME FOR GOD SAKE!!!...Thank you for uploading this,very good and right opinion...

[@EnergiEIC]

"It's all about the game." -Calhoun

[@killa8092]

4:02 "George is getting upset!" 1M Subscriber Special: "My name is Brent"

[@classycactus8449]

7:33 That is why I have beeb watching WarOwl for over five years.

[@MarshyDitch]

I am 13 years old, Canadian, and gamble. For me it is not an addiction.. It's something I do probably 4 times a year and I am highly responsible. I don't lose much and I know the risks. I don't go huge or anything. In one gambling session I probably spend $20 and sometimes I lose, sometimes I win. I have a job, I'm a responsible gambler, and I do not spend much money on it. Obviously if all I do is lose I stop for a long time.

[@Mountainman700]

DONT GAMBLE AT 13 THAT IS UNDERAGE GAMBLING

[@C3P0Badger]

You know you can get in serious trouble for being 13 and gambling

[@brobuscus1152]

There is no such thing as "responsible gambling"

[@Batvolle]

let him gamble for fck sake man. you also did bad things with 13 you cant tell me different. he will get older, he will grow, and if he still keeps up gambeling than its his decsision. so just let him kind of try it out. its the same with alcohol or smoking, you most likely try it and if you like it you will do it more often and keep doing it and if you dont like it you dont do it anymore you maybo do it a second or a third time but if you still dont like it you are like: naaah i dont like that so i dont do that.

[@Mountainman700]

Executor UNDERAGE GAMBLING IS ILLEGAL

[@StingerGTA]

Okay, sou you said you wanted to leave Counter Strike youtubing because of the image it gives. I understand that choice and that you want that. But in my eyes it would be much cooler and unique if you were not one of "those" counter-strike youtubers. If you were to stop being a counter strike youtuber there would not be really anyone else outside of that ordinary. But that's my opinion. Do what you want and what feels best to you. Love the content man.

[@ShockWithoutFear]

I was 15 when this all happened and thought it was so disgusting, this video definitely showed me that there were always people hat hated what was going on here, I unfortunately thought the game was always about gambling or CSGO surfing because of this so I'm glad watching this channel helped me realise how cool the game really is

[@HighOnPickleJuice]

Twitch.tv stream squad reporting in!

[@nikoyochum6974]

The odds are never in your favour

[@amm0gamm0]

3:58 How am I 14 and recognise that reference?

[@TheGreatAlew]

I've just recently gotten back in Cs and have found you because of this. I have always enjoyed your content but this has given me a deep seated respect for you. Thanks man, "Wp."

[@Manglet762]

Ok, there is one response I see people making towards people making the "are case openings considered gambling" argument that I really don't get, and that is "you are guaranteed to get something". While with slot machines you can spend money and get none out of it, with cases, you're most likely going to spend money and get at least something back, but it is usually SO small in value, that you may as well have gotten nothing. Why do people use this argument when you can't deny this fact?

[@ericjuen8829]

finally someone understands me!!!! (brofist)

[@farawaythrower]

mrfood, stop being so edgy. Wow.

[@zhangbill1194]

The fucking bro fist nononononono Wtf am I doing I have exams tommoro

[@electron9678]

Eric Juen *brofist*

[@payback9247]

stop it with the gringe

[@TacticalMetalJoegaming]

I have always hated gambling sites.... thanks for this video :D But CS:GO is a 17+ game though.

[@sleepyskorpion]

Black Ops 3 officially has a rating classification (at least in Australia) of 18+... doesn't mean anything.

[@kylelussier7323]

Steam doesn't give esrb ratings. Also esrb ratings are simply opinions and reccomendations. underage gambling is absolutely illegal

[@TacticalMetalJoegaming]

:/

[@Skrewex]

The age restriction is different in every country. Some countries still don't even have an age restriction on CS:GO.

[@v380riMz]

+Kyle Lussier 99% of the time you agree with the gambling sites' terms of use. You also agree with you being 18+. So if you get caught it's 100% your fault and not theirs.

[@solarstoned]

wow thanks for putting this out there warowl. I didnt realize someone like yourself actually did this a year ago. I posted on reddit about the sponsorship by betway on cs:go tournaments and got shut down by everyone cause they said it wasn't a kids game and how dare kids play csgo? like WTF....it is a kids game and betway should not be sponsoring these tourneys. As for the in game betting on skins its shocking how the games industry have turned to this and micro transactions to make money while getting kids addicted to gambling. fair play to you dude for speaking up about it. wish i saw this video a year ago but i only found your channel.

[@Nhankindredmain]

warOwl: GAMBLING SUCKS!!!! *sparkle has left the game*

[@putnamehereholdmadoodle]

what are your thoughts on drake and he'll case sites? there even worse.

[@TheLaTasher]

I did a video on my thoughts abut CSGO Gambling as a smaller CSGO KZbinr. If you don't wanna watch it. Its all good by my main point is this. Its in the best interest of third party gambling sites to make Bigger KZbinrs and streamers win more often than not. WHY!? Because it will mislead their audience into thinking that they too can win big via Gambling...

[@Niko0902]

Lol, you again :D

[@TheLaTasher]

Niiiiiiiiiiko yay! its me!

[@YouRandamoTube1237]

So what your saying is you made a video about an incredibly obvious point?

[@Niko0902]

YouRandamoTube1237 Obvious point? If having an opinion would be so easy, people wouldn't argue at all. Heck, there definitely are different opinions and points on this topic. Some people are addicted to it, some think its sinful others find it okay and some make videos about it. Let people make their points and accept them if their arguments are good. There is no golden answer to this.

[@TheLaTasher]

YouRandamoTube1237 well thats the core message but I went over tons and tons of things as well :)

[@MattyCakez18]

I don't even play Counter Strike but I love how strongly u reject what obviously has saturated an entire community of those who want to socialize and those out there for profit. Props to u man. Also thought it was cool of u to attribute some of ur boldness to the pioneer who did a video before u. Once again, respect. Keep speaking up for what u believe in brotha

[@Rondogz]

Cs go cases and keys is gambling steam should do something about that too...

[@YungAlienChad]

At least you have an actual guarantee to get certain cards if you buy an entire box which is fairly cheap ($30-$80 depending on what card /collectors / game) and then with those cards you can usually sell straight away and make extreme amounts of profit unless you are a collector.. I opened a new yugi box, for $80 I got the guarantee'd 3 rare cards which were worth over $50 each, and then found something around $180 by its own... with csgo cases & keys, the odds are always against you, and it's designed to milk money. The very fact you have to buy the cases & the keys half the time (talking around $15 for NEW cases as well) if you want to mass open - then you have to spend around $20-60 (just in keys) to even get a small portion of them unlocked, and in most cases 95% of the cases you open will be blues. Your comparison between the cards and cs:go keys and crates isn't a very good example to bring to this table...

[@TheAwesomeKirbyCrab]

Opening cases are like opening trading cards or boxes with random characters, but with more monetary diversity (some are .01¢, some are $100,000)

[@Rondogz]

thats gambling.... its the same as putting $5 into the poker machines over and over again in the hopes to win big.

[@TheAwesomeKirbyCrab]

Rondogz so pokemon cards are gambling?

[@Rondogz]

+Kirby Crab yes?

[@zackanderson2298]

skins should have never been incorporated in the game at all

[@3xtan327]

Slim skins were the reason csgo is famous

[@3xtan327]

I am just stating a fact so I am ignorant?

[@zackanderson2298]

That's not a fact. CS became famous far before skins.

[@3xtan327]

I am talking about csgo specifically not other cs games

[@zackanderson2298]

ok Ive been playing counter strike for over 10 years. Telling by your profile pic you are still a kid that knows nothing. csgo, source, and 1.6 are all tied together. skins dont make the game popular

[@loveshak_]

Who would dislike this?

[@timmysinvestments3110]

Gambling site owners + other youtubers sponsored by gambling sites + addicted gamblers.

[@zackrobot]

+Hostile Hero + WarOwl haters

[@Bozothcow]

And people who dislike things because "it's cool."

[@nebula9739]

Faze Rain's sheeps subscribers.

[@WCJasper]

Cameron East Valve would dislike this.

[@worldofun1757]

More people need to think like this. Before watching this, I was indifferent towards betting. I saw my friend spending hours upon hours filling out surveys for skins and betting them away. He did not get any better at the game. No one could have said this any better.

[@scope402]

*GEORGE IS GETTING UPSET* I want to hear this everytime someone In an overwatch case starts cheating lmao

[@wellbornfredrik1]

sound of "freedom"

[@danielyue7221]

Kids shouldn't even be playing csgo lol

[@herophoneacc88]

why..

[@danielyue7221]

+noel koch not rated for them...

[@herophoneacc88]

Trevor Yue y but all the pros started playing very early there wouldnt be many pros if everybody would start at 17

[@Phondrason]

does anyone care about these ratings? not even my parents did when i was younger... and parents are only getting more liberal as far as i can see

[@omuomu0220]

Why not, I used to play the old counter strike games when i was little.

[@daddypapi5926]

Gambling is like this. You spin you lose. You are like " the odds are impossible", but you spin again because you are SURE to win.