The Dutch
gambling commission took things a step further by conducting a study on 10 of the most popular games featuring loot boxes, and the study found that four of the 10 games featured monetary systems that violated the Betting and Gambling Act, which centers around the concept of betting and gambling real money on items that can be traded outside of the game.
Or should
the Gambling Commission take them on?
Not exact matches
Paddy Power Bingo is a standalone website operated by Virtue Fusion which
takes care of the licensing and meeting the stringent safety and security checks made by Alderney
Gambling Control
Commission.
Both the UK
Gambling Commission and the Dutch Gaming Authority
took a stance in the issue.
While admitting that «protecting children and vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by
gambling is one of the core objectives» of the Gambling Commission, it wasn't ready to take a position on loo
gambling is one of the core objectives» of the
Gambling Commission, it wasn't ready to take a position on loo
Gambling Commission, it wasn't ready to
take a position on loot boxes.
The
Gambling Commission have a range of regulatory powers to take action where illegal gambling is takin
Gambling Commission have a range of regulatory powers to
take action where illegal
gambling is takin
gambling is
taking place.
This week brought a reddit AMA which did nothing to quell the community's fears and then word various
Gambling Commissions around Europe had decided to
take an interest.
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.
The post basically breaks down and explains that the U.K.
Gambling Commission can only truly step in when legitimate gambling is takin
Gambling Commission can only truly step in when legitimate
gambling is takin
gambling is
taking place.
That one would likely be straddling the line, assuming there is no limit to how many access tokens a player can use (apart from the time it
takes to clear the dungeon) and the
Gambling Commission disregards the skill element in getting the drop in the first place (plausible, because if you have a use for a reset token it means you likely have that dungeon on farm).
Taking into account the number of customers involved, the duration of the breach and the scale of the
gambling, the
Commission concluded that this amounted to a serious breach of LCCP SR Code provision 3.5.1.1.