It's hard not to see a future of violent prohibition smugglers moving lootboxes paid for through bitcoin on the black market once regulations force them underground. A dark future indeed.
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Should gacha and loot boxes be regulated?
- Thread starter Kitty Paws
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It's hard not to see a future of violent prohibition smugglers moving lootboxes paid for through bitcoin on the black market once regulations force them underground. A dark future indeed.
Definitely need to be regulated.
After watching that scummy developer presentation Jim Sterling highlighted on microtransactions, it's clear they need to be regulated.
After watching that scummy developer presentation Jim Sterling highlighted on microtransactions, it's clear they need to be regulated.
They need equal regulation to that of online gambling.
18+, can't advertise to children, can't run ads with someone saying "wow look at my 5 star/jackpot". Must disclose odds. Can't give streamers/influencers better odds.
18+, can't advertise to children, can't run ads with someone saying "wow look at my 5 star/jackpot". Must disclose odds. Can't give streamers/influencers better odds.
Would just point you towards the way laws aimed at international terrorism and drug cartel trafficking ended up being used to target minor street-level drug users. You may think you're regulating gacha games on the apple store, but the local DA and cops might decide otherwise.