loot boxes Archives – GamingTechLaw

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Introducing DLA Piper's comprehensive global guide to loot boxes laws, addressing the complexities of loot boxes regulations worldwide in video gaming.

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Mar 2023

Gaming

Austrian court qualifies loot boxes as gambling leading to a potential Far West

A recent decision of an Austrian court on the qualification of loot boxes as gambling might lead to dangerous consequences for the videogaming sector.

11

Sep 2022

Gaming

Main takeaways from the Games Industry Law Summit 2022

The 2022 edition of the Games Industry Law Summit gathered all the major legal experts from the video gaming industry and here are my main takeaways.

04

Jan 2021

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

New transparency standards for loot boxes in video games agreed with Italian authorities

The Italian antitrust authority set new transparency standards for video games that contain loot boxes and in-game payments by players.

13

Oct 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

How loot boxes deal with regulations and limitations, and how the gaming industry is reacting?

What are the main regulations imposing restrictions on loot boxes? And why are they so much under the radar of authorities?

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Aug 2020

Gaming

Loot boxes are NOT gambling for regulators, but the UK House of Lord dissents

Gambling regulators had taken a stance on loot boxes and social gaming, which is now challenged by a report of the UK House of Lords.

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Jun 2020

Gaming

A new descriptor for loot boxes in video games from ESRB

A new descriptor was issued by ESRB aimed at acknowledging customers even more of the presence of loot boxes in videogames.

23

Mar 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Top 3 Predictions in the Esports sector for 2020

The growth of revenues generated by the esports industry is leading to new legal issues that in our predictions are likely to be addressed with different solutions in 2020.

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Aug 2019

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Loot boxes video game publishers forced to display odds

Loot boxes shall display odds to gain the approval by the major video game console manufacturers to be on their platforms.

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Jul 2019

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Loot boxes not yet gambling in the UK and limitations to eSports in Japan

There is no enough evidence that video gaming loot boxes are gambling in the UK, but gambling rules might apply to eSports venues in Japan.