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New research shows 1 in 10 young people getting into debt over loot boxes
1 in 6 have taken money from their parents without permission
Report: Loot boxes and skin gambling will be making $50bn a year in 2022
Almost double the £30bn this sector is due to make this year
New report refutes WHO claims about video game addiction
Global trade bodies stand up to WHO’s claims that gaming addiction is a disease
UK Gambling Commission is talking to games companies over loot crate woes, but wants to have more contact
Reddit post highlights the danger of gambling addiction following Star Wars Battlefront 2 mess
Forum user Kensgold shares his journey into addiction through in-game purchases
Now GTA V company Take-Two says that loot boxes are not gambling
Publisher says it backs the ESA view on the matter; not surprising when they share the same boss
EA re-evaluating microtransaction strategy following Star Wars Battlefront 2 mess
UK's Gambling Commission concerned by blurred line of video games and gambling
But says loot crates do not constitute gambling under current definition
Hawaiian State Representative condemns Star Wars Battlefront 2 as being an “online casino”
Chris Lee says the EA-published game is “designed to lure kids into spending money”