FIFA 22 Loot Boxes are no longer considered gambling in the Netherlands, after the ban was lifted by a court decision in March this year. Or the win itself has economic value and is there a difference in the chances of getting certain boxes.
Now as a result of the decision, the Dutch government intends to further regulate the issue of loot and gambling boxes in video games after a number of political parties mobilized behind a proposal that wants to outlaw the controversial system. The proposal will have to go through parliament before the loot boxes are subject to new regulations, but the fact that it already has the support of six political parties indicates a strong possibility that this will happen. The proposal itself claims that children are manipulated into spending money “and that” loot boxes involve a type of gambling. “
The Dutch Gaming Authority has already regulated the law to some extent, after requiring titles like Dota 2 to disclose the contents of loot boxes before they are sold, but has faced some opposition from the State Council’s advisory body, which in March this year found that FIFA’s booty boxes do not violate Dutch Gambling Law This decision overturned a ruling that would have required EA to pay a fine of up to € 10 million for its use of the same system in FIFA’s Ultimate Team mode. Other countries including Belgium have already banned loot boxes, and those who support the proposal seem to be hoping the Dutch government will follow suit.
Despite a number of quiet months, the discussion about loot boxes – Loot Boxes, returned to the spotlight after the report of the Norwegian Consumer Council. The report concluded that the loot boxes “exploit the customer and are predatory.” Consumer protection agencies in 18 European countries supported the report and called for better regulation of video games. The report also discusses the psychological tricks that encourage people to buy loot boxes. Among them, they noted the fear of missing out on the reward and the lost cost effect, when a person continues to operate uneconomically due to the funds already invested over time.