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Austrian Supreme Court rules out loot boxes as gambling

The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that loot boxes present within video games do not constitute gambling under their gambling laws. This comes after a player attempted to reclaim nearly €20,000 ($24,000) spent on in-game purchases in a football video game. The plaintiff spent money in the game on loot boxes between 2017 and 2021, with the purpose of acquiring digital players in order to enhance his virtual team in the game.

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E-Commerce

fromKotaku

1 month ago

Pokemon Card Gambling Leads To $30,000 GameStop Trade-In

GameStop sells graded Pokémon Power Packs — paid blind-box draws reselling rare cards, often yielding losses for most buyers while capturing commissions.

Video games

fromKotaku

2 months ago

Fortnite Opens The Loot Box Flood Gates In Race With Roblox

Fortnite creator islands will allow paid random items with mandatory odds disclosure and limited age/country restrictions, enabling creators to sell loot-box-style RNG purchases.

fromGameSpot

3 months ago

DayZ Dev Slams Valve For Using Gambling Mechanics In Games

"It's something I think Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism about," Hall told Eurogamer. "I'm honestly disgusted with gambling mechanics in video games at all--they have absolutely no place. My challenge to game developers is that if they think these things are not a problem, they make the data available to universities who are crying out to study this stuff."

Gadgets

Video games

fromKotaku

6 months ago