
TWIG #173 Why gaming companies are really leaving Russia / Court rules that loot boxes are not a game of chance
Deconstructor of Fun
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The Penalty Sum in Fifa 20 22 Is Not a Game of Chance
Loot boxes are not gambling, they're part of a game of skill. They can't be penalized with any sort of regulation. A high court in the hague has ruled that this is actually not the case. So i think that's pretty interesting,. because, you know, my sense s the general sentiment is that, like, loot boxes are a, not long for this world, right? Like, there's been a lot of a investigation of loot boxes by the belgian government and now we've got an official ruling against them. I don't really have an opinion on that but it seems some momentum has halted with this ruling.
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