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.
In Poetugal I believe this would be
classified as gambling, because you are using money for a variable outcome (even knowing the odds here is not enough to put it apart from gambling imho).
In Sweden, lockboxes may be
classified as gambling by 2019.
It doesn't end there, however — the Commission singled out an opportunity for reform, despite loot boxes not technically being
classified as gambling.
We got several answers: some said it is a simple product and therefore gambling, some said they are not familiar with the product so
they classify it as gambling because if they do that they won't get into trouble, while the opposite is not true.
Most of the time, you can buy these loot boxes not just for in - game currency but for real money, which has led some players to
classify them as gambling — a label that the Entertainment Software Rating Board doesn't acknowledge.
According to German law, a product must fall under the «game of chance» category in order to
classify as gambling.
Not exact matches
Authorities in Belgium, for instance, have reportedly considered
classifying video games with purchasable loot crates
as forms of
gambling.
However, some of their intrinsic features have caused many experts to
classify them
as just another form of
gambling.
Despite evidence to the contrary, he claimed that these games constituted illegal
gambling and were not
classified as a game of skill.
Electronic Arts CEO talks about the decision of some regulators to
classify loot boxes in some games
as gambling, including FIFA 18.
Though the systemic consequences of habitual impulsive spending in games are remarkably similar to the impacts of traditional
gambling disorder, current psychological understanding would not
classify loot box addictions
as gambling disorder.
When news began circulating that many markets were considering
classifying loot boxes
as gambling.
For starters, many countries have yet to pass any form of legislation
classifying loot boxes
as gambling.
Should legislation be passed that
classifies loot boxes
as gambling, then that legislation isn't going to be limited to big companies.
As a result, online personalities like John «Totalbiscuit» Bain have asked the ESRB to classify loot boxes as gamblin
As a result, online personalities like John «Totalbiscuit» Bain have asked the ESRB to
classify loot boxes
as gamblin
as gambling.
PC Gamer reported Sweden's Minister for Public Administration Ardalan Shekarabi said his country might
classify loot boxes
as gambling next year.
Predatory loot boxes has become a serious issue in a lot of regions, with some regulatory bodies stepping in to
classify and regulate them
as gambling services.
The problem was that Leumi bank
classified many of the crypto exchanges in the country
as gambling sites and blocking crypto activity on Bits of Gold was seen
as an ok decision.
As for the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the organization responsible for classifying and rating video games in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it doesn't consider loot boxes as gamblin
As for the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the organization responsible for
classifying and rating video games in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it doesn't consider loot boxes
as gamblin
as gambling.
Some regulators are already arguing to
classify the gaming mechanism
as gambling since it encourages players to pay real money for a chance to get an advantage over other players.
Gambling Disorder: A mental health diagnosis in the DSM - 5
classified as a non-substance-related addictive disorder.
Because the adult rates of problem
gambling are lower than the adolescent rates, there is reason to believe that many adolescents who are
classified as problem gamblers may not go on to become adult problem gamblers.