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UK Politicians Call Out Video Game Developers on Loot Boxes

Great Britain’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is calling on video game developers to do more to prevent children from purchasing loot boxes without parental consent. The DCMS is not, however, interested in banning loot boxes entirely - not yet, anyways. It's a debate that underscores the fine line between video games…

Twitch readies casino link ban

Twitch, the popular video game streaming site, recently announced a ban on players promoting or sharing links to online casinos and other online gambling sites. The move is aimed at curbing the spread of problem gambling, particularly among young people. While the move was clearly motivated by a desire to quell gambling addictions, Twitch pointedly…

Loot boxes projected to earn $20 billion by 2025

Loot boxes are a corner of the video game world that game producers love because they generate huge amounts of revenue but are equally hated by lawmakers because they are, well, a form of gambling that's aimed at children. But no matter what anybody thinks of loot boxes, they're on track to generate an astounding…

Rest easy: Video game exec says loot boxes are not gambling

Are video game loot boxes like the kind found in the wildly popular FIFA series, a form of gambling? If you're a member of almost any European legislative body, your answer to this question is probably a firm "yes". But if you're Peter Moore, Former EA Sports President Peter Moore, you might just see them…

EA faces major lawsuit over loot boxes

Are video game loot boxes a form of gambling? Do video game companies deliberately induce compulsive behavior? Those are the questions that may, or may not, be answered as a class-action suit against video game giant Electronic Arts (EA). The lawsuit was brought on by video game player Kevin Ramirez and involves 100 other players.…

Are loot boxes gambling? An answer is coming for the EU

Are video game loot boxes the gateway to problem gambling? That's a question that's been bandied about quite a lot over the past few years as loot boxes have become a more integral piece of the video gaming world. But loot boxes are every bit as controversial as they are popular, and that's garnered the…