Guides

Guides

Background on CS2 skin sites: how they work, how to spot scams and what the rules are.

• What is Provably Fair? How to check results yourself

  Provably Fair explained: how seed, hash and nonce work and how you can recalculate every round yourself.

• Case battles explained: how the game works and what you should know

  Case battles explained: flow, winning rules and risks, so you know what you are getting into.

• How do promo codes work on CS2 skin sites?

  Promo codes on CS2 skin sites explained: what they give you, how to recognise valid codes and what to watch for in the terms.

• Recognise safe CS2 skin sites: a checklist against fraud

  Checklist to help you spot dubious CS2 skin sites before you stake skins or connect to Steam.

• Steam trade hold and trade protection explained

  What the Steam trade hold is, when it applies and what trade protection means for skin trades.

• Gambling risks on skin sites and where to get help

  The risks of skin gambling, typical warning signs of problem gambling and where you can find support.

• Is CS2 gambling legal? The legal situation by country

  Is skin gambling with CS2 skins legal? An objective overview of the legal situation, why it differs strongly by country and what that means for you.

• CS2 playable again? Cheater kicks, rating and my 20-hour ban

  Experience report: cheaters in CS2 have been removed from matches more often for some days now. What I experienced, what I know about the ban and what you can do if it happens to you.