Loot Crates Are Gambling Says Belgium
After announcing its intentions to investigate loot boxes in video games last week, the Belgian Gaming Commission has concluded that ‘the mixing of money and addiction is gambling.’ VTM News (via PC Gamer) reports that Belgium’s Minister of Justice Koen Geens has also stuck his oar in, stating that ‘mixing gambling and gaming, especially at a young age, is dangerous for the mental health of the child.’ Geens added that he’s keen to prevent games from including paid loot crates in the future, but notes that this might take some time because ‘we have to go to Europe....