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"Addressing how loot boxes are used is both the right thing, and the smart thing"
Read More »IGDA calls for global games industry to take action on loot boxes before governments ‘take that action for us’
Competitive gamers one step closer to being able to bet on themselves following gambling platform approval
'There is finally a legitimate, regulated operator in the space'
Read More »Valve ditches Dutch marketplace and item trading to avoid loot box legal quandry
Steam owners hope to find a better solution after discussion with Dutch government
Read More »Loot boxes and skin gambling to earn £35bn in revenue by 2022
Analysts predict growth in random digital loot despite consumer unrest
Read More »Gambling Commission ‘our legal powers would not allow us to step in’ on loot boxes
The UK’s gambling commission will not be stepping into the loot box furore, said a statement today from Tim Miller its executive director. As has been repeated ad nauseam in recent debates, Miller makes the argument that if the items cannot be cashed out then its legal powers would not …
Read More »Belgium Gaming Commission says loot boxes ARE gambling and wants them banned in Europe
Governments from both sides of the Atlantic have said they intend to take down video games loot boxes. PC Gamer reports that after declaring it was investigating loot boxes last week, the Belgium Gaming Commission has decided that they ARE a form of gambling. Furthermore, as a form of gambling …
Read More »EA insists loot boxes are not gambling despite Dutch and Belgian investigations
In the hours leading up to its decision to suspend Star Wars Battlefront 2’s loot crate spending, EA has argued that the system is not a form of gambling. This is despite the news that two European countries are investigating just that question. Gamasutra reports that Belgian Gaming Commission general …
Read More »Belgian Gambling Commission investigates Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot boxes
Unlike the UK investigation, the Belgian research believes the mechanic is based on chance and counts as gambling
Read More »UK Government responds to loot box petition and is monitoring convergence between gambling and video games
Following a petition for the government to address the legality of in-game loot boxes reaching over 10,000 signatures, the DCMS replies
Read More »UK Government addresses concerns raised by MP over loot boxes
The response from the DCMS department says that a close eye is being kept on the situation despite already being addressed in March 2017
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