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Loot boxes under scrutiny in Germany

October 2, 2023 - The controversial issue of regulating loot boxes in video games is once again in the political spotlight, sparking debates across Europe. Across the continent, different countries are finding their own... Read more »

Loot boxes under scrutiny in Germany

September 28, 2023 - Ahead of next week’s Federal Congress on Gaming and Gambling in Germany, Gluecksspielwesen.de’s Robert Hess summarises the current stance on loot boxes. The controversial issue of regulating loot boxes in... Read more »

Australia looking to restrict access to video games featuring simulated gambling and loot boxes

March 31, 2023 - The Australian federal government has announced a range of proposed reforms to the country’s National Classification Scheme that would introduce a mandatory classification restricting video and social games which contain... Read more »

Video game loot boxes could be linked to problem gambling, researcher says

March 8, 2023 - It’s no secret video games can be addictive, but now researchers are sounding the alarm about aspects of gaming which could be setting players up for other kinds of trouble.... Read more »

Dutch court rules loot boxes are not gambling

March 10, 2022 - A penalty issued by Dutch gambling authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) to Electronic Arts (EA) has been revoked after a Dutch court ruled that loot boxes are not considered gambling products. The... Read more »

Gaming ‘loot boxes’ introduce gambling at a young age, experts say

January 8, 2021 - Over the holidays, you might have given your kids some video games, but those games might not be as harmless you think when it comes to gambling. 5 On Your... Read more »

New minimum age classifications for gambling, loot box content in Australia

September 25, 2023 - Changes to the minimum age classifications applied to games featuring gambling-like content have been greenlit in Australia. From September 2024, any games featuring simulated gambling (such as social casino games)... Read more »

Spain launches public consultation on tricky loot box judgement

March 19, 2021 - Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has launched a public consultation seeking guidance on how to ‘modify the Gaming Law’ to include loot boxes as a gambling vertical. The consultation has... Read more »

Spain’s DGOJ launches consultation on loot box ban

February 22, 2021 - Spanish gambling regulator the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has opened a consultation asking whether loot boxes should require new regulation, be regulated as gambling products or prohibited... Read more »

Court grants Google’s motion to dismiss Google Play “loot box” suit

February 12, 2021 - On Wednesday, Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the Northern District of California issued an order granting Google’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it relating to so-called “loot boxes”... Read more »