Gaming: chorus of concerns over ‘loot boxes` and gambling
(WorldNews China)

The United Kingdom`s House of Lords has called for the government to act immediately to bring `loot boxes` within the remit of gambling legislation and regulation, in a report published in July. Loot boxes - virtual packages in video games that provide randomised in-game upgrades such as new characters when opened - have caused concerns, including that they tempt vulnerable people into gambling. Players pay to open loot boxes without knowing what`s inside. The BBC`s Money Box programme reported in July that, in some games, loot boxes have a win rate of as little as 0.01 per cent. The concern is that randomised loot box systems compel gamers to overspend to get the specific item they want,...