Chris Lee (D) from Hawaii denounced EA's 'predatory behavior' in a speech uploaded to YouTube (first spotted by Kotaku). The country isn't alone in its stance on loot boxes. We've reached out to Belgium's Gaming Commission for more details on its next steps and the legal implications of the ruling. The commission claims that purchasable add-on boxes, the contents of which are randomized, mix 'money and addiction' and thus are a form of gambling.īelgian Minister of Justice Koen Geens added: 'Mixing gambling and gaming, especially at a young age, is dangerous for the mental health of the child.' The commission will now reportedly work through the European Union's process to execute a total ban. Now, the decision is in, and the answer is a resounding yes, according to Dutch-language publication VTM Nieuws.
We learned last week that Belgium's gambling authority was investigating loot crates in Star Wars Battlefront IIover concerns that they constitute gambling.