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2 days agoGames with loot boxes to get minimum 16 age rating across Europe
PEGI will assign minimum age rating of 16 to games with loot boxes starting June, with potential for rating 18 in some cases.
This loot box model that Valve has developed - charging an individual for a chance to win something of value based on luck alone - is quintessential gambling, prohibited under New York's Constitution and Penal Law. Valve has made "tens of millions of dollars" selling loot box keys to "thousands" of New York residents and has "made millions of dollars more in commissions from New Yorkers who sold virtual items obtained from loot boxes."