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Since the end of March, 266 games have violated the loot box law in South Korea

On March 22, South Korean authorities passed an amendment to the gambling law requiring developers to disclose the probability of items dropping from loot boxes in games. According to the country’s Game Rating and Administration Committee, 1,255 games were subject to the law by July, but not all of them complied with the requirements.

News June 25

In Northern Ireland, there are calls to tighten the regulation of video games with loot boxes

The cross-party group in the Northern Ireland Assembly on gambling harm has called for tighter control over video games that include loot boxes and other gambling mechanics. They believe these harm players’ mental health.

News July 4, 2023

The Netherlands will ban the use of loot boxes in video games

The Dutch government has supported the proposal to completely ban loot boxes in the country. Previously, only loot boxes that can be sold for real money were banned in the country.

News March 30, 2023

In Australia, they offered to sell all games with gambling mechanics labeled 18+

Australian MPs continue to speak out against gambling video games. This time they suggested assigning a rating of 15+ to games that have paid loot boxes, and a rating of 18+ to all other games with gambling mechanics.

News March 6, 2023

An Austrian court found Sony guilty of violating the gambling law due to loot boxes in FIFA Ultimate Team

In 2020, several gamers from Austria sued Sony. In their lawsuits, they stated that they spent hundreds of euros to buy loot boxes in the PlayStation version of FIFA, but never received valuable cards with football players. In March 2022, the court sided with gamers and fined the company.

News February 27, 2023

South Korea has adopted an amendment on the disclosure of chances in loot boxes

The National Assembly of South Korea voted almost unanimously for an amendment to the Gambling Law — it was supported by 180 out of 182 deputies. The amendment will oblige developers to report with what probability items fall out of loot boxes.

Law February 10, 2023

How loot boxes are regulated in different countries: an overview from Versus.legal

The year 2022 was rich in legal initiatives against loot boxes. The Versus.legal law firm has prepared a detailed overview of them, broken down by country.

News December 13, 2022

Supercell removed loot boxes from Brawl Stars

You can no longer buy loot boxes in Brawl Stars. On December 12, Supercell released an update for the game that stopped the sale of sets with random loot.

News November 30, 2022

Study: Loot boxes cause both financial and emotional harm to children

Employees of the universities of Newcastle and Loughborough studied how loot boxes in games affect minors. The findings of the study were not the most positive.

News November 29, 2022

In Australia, they can assign a rating of 18+ to games with loot boxes

Australian MP Andrew Wilkie has introduced a bill on loot boxes. He suggested labeling games with this mechanics so that minors could not buy them.

News September 16, 2022

The popular Roblox game Adopt Me is no longer available in the Netherlands and Belgium. All because of the loot boxes

The creators of Adopt Me closed access to their project on September 13. According to the developers, they did this “as part of the Roblox program to comply with the laws of the Netherlands and Belgium.” Let us remind you that loot boxes are prohibited in these countries.

News August 26, 2022

Singapore will start regulating games with loot boxes

Last week, a new agency, the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), officially launched in Singapore. Among other things, games with loot boxes came under his supervision.

News August 5, 2022

82 of the 100 highest-grossing games in the Belgian App Store have loot boxes, despite their ban in the country

The Belgian law banning loot boxes in games does not work properly. This conclusion was reached by researcher Leon Yu . Xiao (Leon Y. Xiao). He stated that the law is mostly observed by large companies, while small studios have not changed anything in their titles, while the authorities do not pay attention to violations.

News June 2, 2022

In Spain, the law on the regulation of games with loot boxes was approved

The Spanish authorities will take up the loot boxes. It is reported that in a few weeks the country will adopt a law that will regulate games with such mechanics.

News June 1, 2022

In Norway, they called for regulating games with loot boxes. Among the measures is a ban on them for minors

Норвежский совет потребителей выпустил подробный отчет, в котором прошелся по лутбоксам в играх. Исследователи назвали эту механику «эксплуататорской», а дизайн самих лутбоксов — обманчивым и побуждающим тратить большие суммы.

Law March 9, 2022

A class action lawsuit was filed against Take-Two due to unfair actions related to loot boxes

Take-Two is facing a new $5 million class action lawsuit related to loot boxes in NBA 2K series games. According to parents, such gambling mechanics deceive young users and mislead them.The lawsuit was initially filed on behalf of a minor player and his guardian on January 11.

Industry September 20, 2021

Electronic Arts will add to FIFA 22 the ability to find out the contents of loot boxes before buying

Electronic Arts (EA) is trying to restore its reputation after the scandals with loot boxes in FIFA Ultimate Team. She decided to introduce content preview packs into games on an ongoing basis — Preview Packs. This system has already appeared in FIFA, but temporarily.

Games August 18, 2021

World of Warships streamers announced a boycott of developers amid complaints about loot boxes and gambling

A scandal broke out in the World of Warships community related to the monetization policy of Wargaming. Players complain about a large number of loot boxes, randomness and criticize the game for introducing gambling mechanics. Against the background of discontent, dozens of streamers announced a boycott of developers and withdrew from the affiliate program.

Law July 26, 2021

Study: many top iOS games in China “bypass” the law on the disclosure of chances in loot boxes

The Chinese authorities require developers to indicate with what probability items fall out of the loot boxes. But as it turned out, not all game authors fully comply with this requirement. And while some developers carefully hide information from gamers, others completely ignore the law.

Games June 21, 2021

EA temporarily allowed players to watch the contents of the loot boxes in FIFA Ultimate Team before buying them

Electronic Arts has decided to partially revise the system of loot boxes in the FIFA series of games. To do this, the company temporarily gave players the opportunity to find out the contents of packs in the Ultimate Team mode before buying them. However, this promotion has a number of limitations.This is how the new packs look in the game (on the right you can see the timer with the remaining time until a new…

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Since the end of March, 266 games have violated the loot box law in South Korea

In Northern Ireland, there are calls to tighten the regulation of video games with loot boxes

The Netherlands will ban the use of loot boxes in video games

In Australia, they offered to sell all games with gambling mechanics labeled 18+

An Austrian court found Sony guilty of violating the gambling law due to loot boxes in FIFA Ultimate Team

South Korea has adopted an amendment on the disclosure of chances in loot boxes

How loot boxes are regulated in different countries: an overview from Versus.legal

Supercell removed loot boxes from Brawl Stars

Study: Loot boxes cause both financial and emotional harm to children

In Australia, they can assign a rating of 18+ to games with loot boxes

The popular Roblox game Adopt Me is no longer available in the Netherlands and Belgium. All because of the loot boxes

Singapore will start regulating games with loot boxes

82 of the 100 highest-grossing games in the Belgian App Store have loot boxes, despite their ban in the country

In Spain, the law on the regulation of games with loot boxes was approved

In Norway, they called for regulating games with loot boxes. Among the measures is a ban on them for minors

A class action lawsuit was filed against Take-Two due to unfair actions related to loot boxes

Electronic Arts will add to FIFA 22 the ability to find out the contents of loot boxes before buying

World of Warships streamers announced a boycott of developers amid complaints about loot boxes and gambling

Study: many top iOS games in China “bypass” the law on the disclosure of chances in loot boxes

EA temporarily allowed players to watch the contents of the loot boxes in FIFA Ultimate Team before buying them