The UK government has decided video game loot boxes will not be regulated under betting laws, despite it finding a link between them and gambling harms.
Video game publishers have been told they must bring in "sufficient measures" to govern player safety, such as protecting vulnerable adults and fully disclosing the odds of getting certain items from loot boxes. The government plans to launch a video games research framework later this year, which it hopes will work with academics and people from the industry to improve the available data. It said there were "limitations in the evidence base regarding loot boxes".However, some say the government has not gone far enough in its response.
"They cited those things, but then they equally said there's no evidence of causation here. They might not be able to support causation, but if people at serious risk of harm are engaging heavily in this form of monetisation, then it doesn't matter whether loot boxes cause problem gambling."
Loot boxes teach children gambling...
An absolute disgrace the gaming industry has gone backwards since the introduction of loot boxes, battle passes, season passes and other microtransactions. Publishers release unfinished games riddled with dlc. This is a major backwards step
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