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"Gaming loot boxes: What happened when Belgium banned them?" https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49674333 https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49674333 "Loot boxes
by fxtentacle 5y ago
"Gaming loot boxes: What happened when Belgium banned them?"
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49674333 https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49674333
"Loot boxes 'link to problem gambling'"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-46295317 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-46295317
"Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46286945 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46286945
"Could Candy Crush Saga be a gateway to gambling?"
https://www.smh.com.au/technology/could-candy-crush-saga-be-a-gateway-to-gambling-20140424-zqyj7.html https://www.smh.com.au/technology/could-candy-crush-saga-be-...
"How ‘Near-misses’ in Candy Crush Increase Frustration, and the Urge to Continue Gameplay"
[..] "some players can, and do spend more than they can afford on these games (Lloyd 2016)."
[..] "Tellingly, Candy Crush players often specifically liken Candy Crush to slot machine play to convey its appeal"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445157/