Regulating Gambling-Like Video Game Loot Boxes: a Public Health Framework Comparing Industry Self-Regulation, Existing National Legal Approaches, and Other Potential Approaches

Autor: Leon Y. Xiao, Laura L. Henderson, Rune K. L. Nielsen, Philip W. S. Newall

Publikováno v: Xiao, L, Henderson, L, Nielsen, R & Newall, P W S 2022, ' Regulating Gambling‑Like Video Game Loot Boxes : a Public Health Framework Comparing Industry Self‑Regulation, Existing National Legal Approaches, and Other Potential Approaches ', Current Addiction Reports, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 163-178 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-022-00424-9
Xiao, L Y 2022, ' Regulating Gambling-Like Video Game Loot Boxes: a Public Health Framework Comparing Industry Self-Regulation, Existing National Legal Approaches, and Other Potential Approaches ', Current Addiction Reports . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-022-00424-9

Purpose of Review Loot boxes are gambling-like monetisation mechanics in video games that are purchased for opportunities to obtain randomised in-game rewards. Gambling regulation is increasingly being informed by insights from public health. Despite

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Whether loot boxes are gambling is a red herring

Autor: Leon Y. Xiao, Laura L. Henderson, Tullia C. Fraser, Rune Nielsen, Philip Warren Stirling Newall

Arguing whether loot boxes are gambling is not a useful exercise by this point in time. Psychological research was justified (at least initially) in conceptualising loot box harms as similar to gambling harms. However, it does not follow that loot bo

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Loot boxes are more prevalent in United Kingdom video games than previously considered: updating Zendle et al. (2020)

Autor: Leon Y. Xiao, Laura L. Henderson, Philip W. S. Newall

Publikováno v: Addiction (Abingdon, England). 117(9)

Paid loot boxes are now more commonly implemented in the highest-grossing UK iPhone games (which is reflective of other Western markets) than reported by Zendle et al. (2020). This is due to multiple reasons: games with loot boxes becoming more popul

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What are the odds? Poor compliance with UK loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation

Autor: Leon Y. Xiao, Laura L. Henderson, Philip Warren Stirling Newall

Loot boxes are purchased in video games to obtain randomised rewards of varying value and are thus psychologically akin to gambling. Disclosing the probabilities of obtaining loot box rewards may reduce overspending, in a similar vein to related disc

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What are the odds? Lower compliance with Western loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation than Chinese legal regulation

Autor: Leon Y. Xiao, Laura L. Henderson, Philip Newall

Publikováno v: SSRN Electronic Journal.

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https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3934941