Submitted on Wednesday 24th July 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 7th August 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Recognise Loot Boxes "Surprise Mechanics" as gambling under UK Law.
As has been recently stated tby Neil McArthur, chief of the UK Gambling Commission, under British law Loot Boxes cannot be classified as gambling, when they blatantly are and demonstrably harmful to at risk individuals such as children and people prone to addiction.
These laws must be changed.
Article:
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/uk-gambling-commission-says-again-that-loot-boxes-arent-gambling/
Studies on loot boxes
https://psyarxiv.com/u5dmr
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460318315077
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