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From loot boxes to gambling addiction: experts warn video games open door to betting
Video games in which players spend money on in-built games of chance can be a gateway to gambling because they acclimatise young people t...
Are in-game ‘loot boxes’ a gambling gateway for children?
Legislators from different countries question the legality of loot boxes as research has claimed ties to gambling problems, but bans are ...
Purchasing loot boxes in video games associated with problem gambling risk, says study
Gamers who buy “loot boxes” are up to two times more likely to gamble, shows new research published today in the journal Addiction Resear...
UK Government Warns Of Legislations If Loot Boxes Aren't Addressed
The UK government has released a statement on video game loot boxes.
Over the last two months, governing bodies from various European co...
UK will not ban video games loot boxes despite problem gambling findings
UK will not ban video games loot boxes despite problem gambling findings
UK will not ban video games loot boxes despite problem gambling...
Spain will ban loot boxes for minors
Loot boxes, lootboxes, gachapon or gacha games… the gaming industry has evolved substantially in the last ten years, and if in some aspec...
Spain to become the first European country to have a comprehensive and ‘specific law’ to govern loot box and video game incentives
Alberto Garzon, Spain’s Minister of Consumer Affairs, has vowed that Spain will become the first European country to have a ‘specific law...
As Lootbox Mechanics Become More Widespread, Where is the Line Between Online Gaming and iGaming?
Loot boxes and gambling being put on the same scale. One of the connections that create the most controversy in the video game industry, ...
‘I spent $20,000 of my parents’ money on mystery boxes’: When lines between gaming and gambling are blurred
Mystery or loot boxes appear in many online games — could they turn a teenager’s love for gaming into a gambling addiction? Here are youn...
Loot box lawsuit claims Electronic Arts ran an 'unlicensed, illegal gaming system'
The suit has been filed in Canada, and relates to EA games going back to 2008.
Electronic Arts is the target of a class action lawsuit f...
If Loot Boxes Are Considered Gambling, Then Pokémon Cards Should Be Too
Loot boxes require players to spend money with the hope that they'll find something rare, shiny, or powerful inside. Sound familiar?
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The Latest Chapter In 'Are Loot Boxes A Form Of Online Gambling?'
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Beyond loot boxes: a variety of gambling-like practices in video games are linked to both problem gambling and disordered gaming
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9466
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United Kingdom could classify loot boxes as gambling to protect children
United Kingdom could classify loot boxes as gambling to protect children Loot boxes may be gambling in the UK
Loot boxes may soon be cla...
Loot Boxes: Game Mechanic Or Aid To Sports Betting Addiction?
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Fortnite: Big gaming boss wants an end to loot boxes
One of the top bosses at the gaming company which owns Fortnite says loot boxes are damaging the gaming industry...
England Issues A New Report On Loot Boxes & Gambling
It appears the era of loot boxes may be coming to a close within the next few years, and England has a new report on them tied to gamblin...
UK National Health Service (NHS) boss accuses loot boxes of pushing "under the radar" gambling at kids
Buckle up, 2020. It’s time to wade neck-deep back into the never-ending loot box discourse. The latest contributor to the debate around v...
MODERNIZING THE DEFINITION OF GAMBLING: ARE LOOT BOXES LEGAL?
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UK: Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) report raised concerns over video game loot boxes – where players buy or earn randomised in-game rewards
Charity warns that betting features in video games harm young people
Call for overhaul of regulation amid fear that gambling is ‘polluti...
European Gaming Regulators Refuse to Restrict Loot Boxes
A year-long study concluded that no blanket restrictions can be made on loot boxes
This is due to each European state having its own d...
U.K.'s Loot Box Report Tangles a Web of Global Gaming Regulations
Carlton Fields’ electronic gaming attorneys look at international and U.S. loot box regulations and problems and suggest ways gaming comp...
Loot Boxes Should Be Regulated as Gambling, UK Parliament Says
It's that time again: Replay, where we catch up on all the week's gaming news. We've got loot boxes, PewDiePie, and an old gem coming bac...
Why Grand Theft Auto V's Gambling Is OK (But Loot Boxes Aren't)
Why Grand Theft Auto V's Gambling Is OK (But Loot Boxes Aren't) After much speculation, Grand Theft Auto V has released the Diamond Casin...
NCPG Joins Leaders for Loot Box Discussion with FTC
NCPG Joins Leaders for Loot Box Discussion with FTC Multiple recommendations focus on consumer protection
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British Gambling Commission: Industry should be "proactively dealing" with skin betting
Loot boxes still aren't gambling, says BGC, but concerns raised over similarities and companies that fail to police secondary markets
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Loot boxes are ‘not gambling’ says UK authority – here’s why that’s a problem
It’s hard to even utter the term ‘loot boxes’ without accompanying the words with a despairing sigh. It’s the plague of gaming industry c...