Loot boxes linked to problem gambling in new research

[Zeedox]

Loot boxes linked to problem gambling in new research - BBC News

New research says there is a clear link between video game boxes and "problem gambling behaviours".

www.bbc.co.uk

The new research , commissioned by the GambleAware charity, compiles existing research to examine the strength of links between the in-game random prizes and gambling behaviour. It found:

• Of the 93% of children who play video games, up to 40% opened loot boxes
• About 5% of gamers generate half the entire revenue from the boxes
• Twelve out of 13 studies on the topic have established "unambiguous" connections to problem gambling behaviour
• Young men are the most likely to use loot boxes - with young age and lower education correlating with increased uses

 

[Gomez Adams]

Well, it is gambling. It's just like a slot machine only instead of the possibility of nothing they give you the possibility of something very nearly worth nothing.

 

[Hugo Stiglitz]

I seem to remember a whole lot of shit about this a couple to few years ago. I mean it was all over the place and then it just vanished like a fart in a whirlwind.

 

[IconCharlie]

Loot boxes linked to problem gambling in new research - BBC News

New research says there is a clear link between video game boxes and "problem gambling behaviours".

www.bbc.co.uk

Nothing new. Been saying this for years ever since EverCrack and the addiction of video games.
Seen it first hand destroying family lives. Loot boxes or what WoT does makes money.

 

[Zeedox]

I believe most, if not all of us, agree with you. It just amazing it took the governments this long.

(btw: good to cya and why am I not surprised you rose from the dark on easter weekend...)