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UK Government Committee Calls For Loot Boxes To Be Immediately Reclassified As Gambling

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2020 11:58 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Less than a month after the UK government launched a call for evidence into loot boxes to decide whether they should be further regulated, a House of Lords Select Committee on gambling has called for loot boxes to be immediately re-classified as gambling, GamesIndustry.biz has reported.The original inquiry into loot boxes led the government to establish an open call for evidence, with the results to be considered alongside the review of the UK's Gambling Act 2005. Now the latter report is in, and it condemns loot boxes in no uncertain

‘GTA V’ brings transphobia to the next console generation

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Time Stamp: July 1, 2020 2:01 PM - Modified On: July 1, 2020 - Published By:
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