Public Gaming Industry

Loot Boxes

April 3, 2022

As Lootbox Mechanics Become More Widespread, Where is the Line Between Online Gaming and iGaming?

June 20, 2021

‘I spent $20,000 of my parents’ money on mystery boxes’: When lines between gaming and gambling are blurred

October 25, 2020

Loot box lawsuit claims Electronic Arts ran an 'unlicensed, illegal gaming system'

September 13, 2020

If Loot Boxes Are Considered Gambling, Then Pokémon Cards Should Be Too

August 31, 2020

The Latest Chapter In 'Are Loot Boxes A Form Of Online Gambling?'

August 9, 2020

Beyond loot boxes: a variety of gambling-like practices in video games are linked to both problem gambling and disordered gaming

June 15, 2020

United Kingdom could classify loot boxes as gambling to protect children

June 15, 2020

Loot Boxes: Game Mechanic Or Aid To Sports Betting Addiction?

February 16, 2020

Fortnite: Big gaming boss wants an end to loot boxes

January 26, 2020

England Issues A New Report On Loot Boxes & Gambling

January 19, 2020

UK National Health Service (NHS) boss accuses loot boxes of pushing "under the radar" gambling at kids

December 22, 2019

UK: Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) report raised concerns over video game loot boxes – where players buy or earn randomised in-game rewards

December 21, 2019

MODERNIZING THE DEFINITION OF GAMBLING: ARE LOOT BOXES LEGAL?

October 6, 2019

European Gaming Regulators Refuse to Restrict Loot Boxes

October 6, 2019

U.K.'s Loot Box Report Tangles a Web of Global Gaming Regulations

September 15, 2019

Loot Boxes Should Be Regulated as Gambling, UK Parliament Says

August 13, 2019

Why Grand Theft Auto V's Gambling Is OK (But Loot Boxes Aren't)

August 8, 2019

NCPG Joins Leaders for Loot Box Discussion with FTC

July 26, 2019

British Gambling Commission: Industry should be "proactively dealing" with skin betting

July 24, 2019

Loot boxes are ‘not gambling’ says UK authority – here’s why that’s a problem

July 7, 2019

UK Digital Minister Says Loot Boxes Aren’t Gambling

May 26, 2019

The risky use of video game ‘loot boxes’ is associated with problematic gambling behaviors

May 8, 2019

U.S. Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Loot Boxes And Pay-To-Win Microtransactions

February 15, 2019

How loot boxes extract money from players

December 16, 2018

Loot Boxes and Gambling: Are They Really Linked?

December 2, 2018

UK: Loot box legality is still under investigation in spite of ban in Belgium

December 2, 2018

What are loot boxes? FTC will investigate $30B video game industry

November 29, 2018

Are video-game “loot boxes” gambling? The FTC will decide

November 11, 2018

Neil Falconer: Loot boxes in the line of fire

November 11, 2018

The Good Times Are Over for Japan’s Loot-Box-Style Gaming Bonanza

November 11, 2018

When Gambling Meets Gaming: The Multifaceted Regulation Of Loot Boxes In Ireland

September 23, 2018

Global Regulators Clamp Down on Loot Boxes

September 18, 2018

Loot boxes are "psychologically akin to gambling", according to Australian study

September 17, 2018

Sixteen European, US Gambling Regulators Teaming Up to Tackle Loot Boxes, Skin Gambling

September 10, 2018

Brussels prosecutors launch investigation into EA over refusal to remove loot boxes

August 10, 2018

“Loot Crates and Tokens: Games, Stop Acting like Casinos,” PAX West will try to shine some light on loot-boxes, microtransactions, in-game purchases, and other “casino-like” practices

July 29, 2018

Valve Now Lets Dutch Players Preview What's Inside Dota 2's Loot Boxes Before Buying

July 15, 2018

Predatory monetization schemes in video games (eg 'loot boxes') and internet gaming disorder

July 7, 2018

French gambling regulator determines that loot boxes are not legally gambling

May 6, 2018

States face off with video-game industry over loot boxes

May 6, 2018

Loot boxes expected to drive games market to $160 billion by 2022

April 28, 2018

Loot Boxes are now considered criminal gambling in Belgium

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