Epic Games refutes claims they'll "add gambling" to Fortnite via user created loot boxes, or "paid random items" as they call ...

Young people who play video games with "gambling-like" elements—such as buying loot boxes or in-game items—are more likely to ...

Researchers say teenagers need to be protected from the risk by updated regulations and information campaigns.

ESRB does not consider loot boxes to be gambling. While there’s an element of chance in these mechanics, the player is always ...

Epic says Fortnite’s new ‘paid random items’ aren’t gambling, but players disagree as debate reignites over loot boxes and ...

Despite this new regulation, and other nations appearing to move toward similar rulings, EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, has no ...

Electronic Arts has found itself as the defendant of a class action lawsuit in Canada surrounding the use of loot boxes. However, while Judge Justice Fleming seemingly agrees that plaintiff Mark ...

Gamers who buy ‘loot boxes’ are up to two times more likely to gamble, shows new research published today in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research & Theory. They are also more likely to have a ...

In a 2024 survey performed in the United States, 60 to 80% of respondents reported that they had gambled in the past year.

The number of children with gambling problems has “quadrupled to more than 50,000 in just two years”, according to recent reports. The alarming figures come from the UK Gambling Commission’s latest ...

For too long, we have ignored the fact that gambling mechanics – spending money for an uncertain reward – have infested some of our favourite childhood pastimes. Whoever the new prime minister will be ...

Loot boxes operate on variable-ratio reinforcement, the same reward pattern used by casinos. You don’t know when the rare ...