Rejected petition Update Gambling regulations for loot boxes and P2W in computer/mobile games.
Even though games may be rated 18+, game developers know that a lot of their players are under it and put in no measures to ensure the young or vulnerable are protected from predatory mechanics such as loot box gambling. these are predatory and manipulative and needs regulation urgently
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This petition aims to argue to the government to revise the law on gambling and state that these types of microtransactions are classified as gambling and that way companies will have to remove these micro transactions and the gaming community will finally be purged of this gambling that ruins games and cons and manipulates people into spending more money on a game than is reasonable expected.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We understand that you're concerned about loot boxes and 'play to win'
in video games, but it's not clear if you want to see the Gambling Act amended to cover these, or to have them banned entirely.
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