We heard that if legislation was changed, any games company using loot boxes would need to obtain an operating licence, which are accompanied by a range of regulations around transparency, duty of care and age restrictions.'
'The experiences of other regulators also indicates what could happen if loot boxes were determined to be gambling under UK law. Some packs can be bought with FIFA Points paid for with real money.Ī separate September 2019 report from the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee discusses a scenario where the UK follows the way other countries handle loot boxes that were ultimately classified as gambling, though, which hints at what regulation could like.
It's unclear exactly what effect the proposed change would have on the likes of FIFA Ultimate Team in the UK, for example, where opening player packs is part of the game ( EA discloses pack probabilities ahead of purchases).
