Gambling: Loot Boxes Debate
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Baroness Fookes
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(2 years, 7 months ago)
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Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)
As part of our review, we are of course looking at examples from around the world to see what other jurisdictions have done and will set out our responses in due course.
Baroness Fookes (Con)
My Lords, as I do not gamble, can somebody please tell me what a loot box is and how it works?
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)
My noble friend asks a good question and one which I had to ask in preparing for this. In brief, a loot box is a prize which can be won in an online game. It could be a superpower for your character, or it could be a new player for your virtual football team. They take many forms, but they are prizes which have no monetary value; their worth is to be played in the game.