Sentences with phrase «belgian gambling commission»
The Belgian Gambling Commission and Dutch Gaming Authority are also looking into the issue too; the Belgians are focusing on Battlefront 2 and Overwatch specifically while the Dutch are taking a broader view.
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Because the loot boxes in these titles are a form of gambling that is easily accessible to minors, the Belgian Gaming Commission decided that these loot boxes «are therefore in violation of gaming legislation and can be dealt with under criminal law.»
Belgium Officially Declares Loot Boxes Gambling And Illegal The Belgian Gaming Commission looked at Star Wars Battlefront 2, FIFA 18, Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive...
Last month, the Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) found that Overwatch, FIFA 18, and Counter Strike: Global Offensive were in violation of gambling laws.
However, a number of gambling regulators, including the Belgian Gaming Commission and the Netherlands Gaming Authority, blasted publisher EA for adding the loot boxes feature as it constituted gambling.
At least three video games featuring loot boxes have been breaching Belgian gambling laws, an investigation by the Belgian Gaming Commission has shown.
The opportunity for Star Wars Battlefront II players to buy loot boxes drew the attention of several European gambling regulators, including the Belgian Gaming Commission and the Netherlands Gaming Authority.
Responding to the Belgian commission's latest statement, UK gaming lawyer Jas Purewal noted the country still had «no considered policy position, no stated strategy» and that «gambling authorities move slowly on the whole».
Haydn Taylor's sub-headline would be much more accurate: «Loot boxes in FIFA 18, Overwatch, and CS: GO violate gambling legislation, says Belgian Gaming Commission.»
The Belgian Gaming Commission was among the gambling regulators to question the nature of loot boxes.
The Belgian Gaming Commission has found FIFA 18, Overwatch and Counter Strike: Global Offensive to be in violation of gambling regulations in the country, due to the games containing loot boxes.
Last week, the Belgian Gaming Commission reportedly launched an investigation into whether the system constituted a violation of gambling laws.
Developments, perhaps, like the Belgian Gaming Commission's announcement that it's investigating whether Overwatch and Star Wars Battlefront 2 should be classified as gambling.
The latest report from the Belgian Gaming Commission has found that some Loot Boxes do in fact constitute gambling, and are therefore in breach of Belgium law.
Due to the randomized contents of loot boxes, the Belgian Gaming Commission believes it could fall under the category of gambling, according to VTM News.
If the Belgian Gaming Commission finds that the loot box system in «Star Wars Battlefront II» is considered as gambling, EA could be asked to pay a fine that might cost hundreds of thousands of euros.
Since obtaining the contents of loot boxes in «Star Wars Battlefront II» is like a game of chance, the Belgian Gaming Commission is trying to determine if it's a form of gambling.
The Belgian Gaming Commission has officially recognized loot boxes and other similar microtransactions in games as gambling.