That is why we must also ensure that children and adults are not confronted with games of chance when they are looking for fun in a video game. “We have already taken numerous measures to protect both minors and adults against the influence of, among other things, gambling advertising.
“Given the importance of the protection of minors and vulnerable players, this was very worrying. And that can be doubled if children are involved in the offence.īelgian Minister of Justice Koen Geens said: The Commisson then said that the boxes must be removed from those games, otherwise publishers could face “a prison sentence of up to five years and a fine of up to 800,000 euros”. They however judged that as FIFA 18, Overwatch and Counter-Strike’s loot boxes were games of chance, they were therefore gambling. Battlefront 2 escaped unscather, after EA notoriously scrapped them from the game after gamers complained. The Belgium Gambling Commisson looked at Commission looked at Star Wars Battlefront 2, FIFA 18, Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. all thats going to happen is that theyll make vague laws and arbitrarily and. Earlier this month, the Netherlands declared that they were indeed gambling – and now Belgium has followed suit, and declared them illegal. the blowback that EA received from this is in itself the correction not politicians that barely even understand the subject manner to try to poorly legislate this sort of thing.
