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From loot boxes to gambling addiction: experts warn video games open door to betting 6w5jc
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? 4t4x1n
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 4a2h1u
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 6w4r2q
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 574t
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 w5c2
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 42540
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? 4f286h
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 35o3t
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' 361y2x
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 5o4o6i
Loot boxes require players to spend money with the hope that they'll find something rare, shiny, or powerful inside. Sound familiar? G...
The Latest Chapter In 'Are Loot Boxes A Form Of Online Gambling?' 567319
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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 j323u
CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE PMID: 32742782 PMCID: PMC7367055 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9466 Free PMC article Abstract ...
United Kingdom could classify loot boxes as gambling to protect children 3d6nj
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? 274r1n
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Fortnite: Big gaming boss wants an end to loot boxes d2x1e
One of the top bosses at the gaming company which owns Fortnite says loot boxes are damaging the gaming industry...
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 sw1d
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? 28321j
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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 1636o
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 5m1kg
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 533z48
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 6e2d3u
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) 3c2t7
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...
NG s Leaders for Loot Box Discussion with FTC t48m
NG s Leaders for Loot Box Discussion with FTC Multiple recommendations focus on consumer protection Washington, DC - The Nationa...
British Gambling Commission: Industry should be "proactively dealing" with skin betting 5j3t3q
Loot boxes still aren't gambling, says BGC, but concerns raised over similarities and companies that fail to police secondary markets A ...
Loot boxes are ‘not gambling’ says UK authority – here’s why that’s a problem 70495e
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...