The European government is eyeing the video game market. The other day, his Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection published the results of an investigation on the topic of loot boxes. The document suggests a different look at the control of this area. Among the key proposals: not to be limited by gambling legislation.

In South Korea, boosting — pumping of characters on other people’s accounts has been banned. Gamers who are paid to raise someone else’s rating face two years of probation and a fine of $ 18 thousand.

The State Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) of South Korea imposed a fine of $875 thousand on the Nexon gaming company for selling loot boxes. The department considered that the publisher misled the players about their chances of finding a particular reward in the loot chest.