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Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing awareness of just how addictive gambling-esque loot boxes are to children and adults who play video games.  This gaming mechanic has emerged as a highly addictive form of gambling that more and more jurisdictions are acknowledging.  As recently reported,  the UK is open to the possible regulation […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the multifaceted impact loot boxes have in the gambling space.  More and more governments and organizations are recognizing loot boxes as gambling and many links have been observed in studies that examine loot boxes’ impact on the children who are seemingly playing safe video games.  These boxes act like […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing efforts to classify loot boxes as gambling.  Most recently, the Netherlands issues huge fines against video game publisher EA over this gambling type mechanic in their game Fifa and Spain has shifted focus to regulating these loot boxes as gambling to help protect the children who play […]

Casino Watch Focus has long reported on the ongoing crackdown of loot boxes in video games.  These loot boxes are essentially a slot machine mechanic, where the player buys boxes to open as they are trying to get game specific loot.  In some cases this loot has value and is sold, which is the typical […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the newest form of gambling in video games known as loot boxes. This particular gambling-esque mechanic was first brought forth to mainstream media because of their prevalence in EA’s Star Wars licensed BattleFront II game.  Since then, regulators all over the world have urged for studies or moved to […]

Casino Watch Focus has long reported on loot boxes in video games and how more and more jurisdictions are treating them like gambling and regulating them accordingly.  Most recently, a California law was used to push lawsuits against Apple and Google for loot boxes allowed through games in their app stores.  Now, EA, the publisher […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing saga of gambling-eque loot boxes that have been for sale in video games.  These game mechanics are said to prey upon people’s addictive personalities the same way a common slot machine would and they have come under intense scrutiny across the world.  Some legislation has been enacted […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing issues with gambling-esque look boxes in video games. This mechanic is essentially a slot machine and encourages children to poor more and more money into the game as they chase the warranted prize from a mystery box. This troubling gambling type mechanic has drawn the ire of legislators […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing concerns from a form of gambling promoted in video games known as loot boxes. Recent debate has focused on whether or not this video game mechanic technically meets the definition of gambling. Some jurisdictions have out right banned them as they meet their definition of gambling completely, and […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing studies and investigations into the latest predatory gaming mechanics known as loot boxes. These are digital boxes that can be purchase with real money in video games and they contain random loot that can be used in game. In some cases these are vary rare items that have […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing developments and many efforts by regulatory officials to bring awareness to a new form of gambling aimed at kids and video game players. Loot Boxes are a new gambling type mechanic that has the player pay money to open a mystery box in hopes of winning loot to […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing saga of the new gambling mechanic in video games know as loot boxes. This mechanic works by having players purchase boxes full of mystery items in video games. These boxes often cost real world money and the items coming out of the box can be garden variety or […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the newest gambling mechanic that has taken over video games aimed at children. Loot Boxes are a gambling reward system where the player pays to acquire mystery boxes that when opened provide random in-game items. These items can be simply cosmetic items like a new outfit for a character like […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing developments over a video game type mechanic known as loot boxes. Player, often children, spend money to gamble at receiving a mystery item from a box. This loot can sometimes be traded or sold for cash. Over 16 countries have either regulated it or called for studies. Most […]

Casino Watch Focus has reported on the ongoing happenings of loot boxes, a video game mechanic that most view as a form of gambling that prays on children. Various local and international agencies have taken the threat seriously and have started seriously looking into the dangers of loot boxes and their link to gambling. Most recently, […]