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UK government reviewing video game 'loot boxes' over concern they train children to gamble
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dailystar.co.ukThe Government is to launch a new consultation into video game loot boxes and whether they are linked to gambling-like behaviours.The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said the new call for evidence would help with its plans to review the UK’s gambling laws.Loot boxes are collections of items inside video games which can be purchased with real money or earned through playing time, often consisting of power-ups or cosmetic items, however, players do not know the contents of a loot box until it is bought and open.A number of child welfare organisations, charities and other groups have warned that the practice exposes children to gambling habits and can set them up for addiction in later life.Last year, a parliamentary.
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