Tag: gambling commission
Regulate loot boxes under gambling law and ban them from children, MPs say
Loot boxes in video games should be regulated under gambling law and banned from being sold to children, MPs have argued. The feature appears in some games as packs of […]
Not enough evidence to show loot boxes are gambling, says Digital Minister
There is not enough evidence available to suggest that loot boxes in video games constitute gambling, the Digital Minister has said. Loot boxes are packs of in-game items players can […]
Fortnite X-Ray Llamas show loot box contents amid child gambling concerns
Fortnite will now show users the contents of paid loot boxes before they purchase them, following long-running concerns around gambling. Loot boxes provided random virtual objects, such as weapons, […]
Parliamentary inquiry launched into addictive technologies, including AR and VR
An inquiry into the impact of immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality has been launched by a House of Commons select committee. A group of MPs from the […]
