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Dilbert2001 said :
NeuralNet said :
The guberment is coming, the guberment is coming

http://www.pcgamer.com/belgium-says-loot-boxes-are-gambling-wants-them-banned-in-europe

You got trolled. Belgium government has never said it is gambling and they never said they are going to do anything all. You can go to the same website and find another article correcting that April Fools mistake. I guess the Belgium government has probably given their editor in chief a wake up call.

You may also wonder what happened to the UK Parliament Petition thread? What doesn't anybody bump it up anymore? The simple answer is UK has already responded a couple of weeks ago... and you know the result already. Sorry...

NOTHING

Still doesn't bode well when high level politicians are calling for gambling MTX to be banned. They didn't redact the quotes because they are real! And other gov'ts are joining in now. The fact that politicians want to get involved in such a specific thing is crazy.

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28-Nov-2017 01:18:24 - Last edited on 28-Nov-2017 01:18:41 by NeuralNet

NeuralNet said :
Dilbert2001 said :
NeuralNet said :
The guberment is coming, the guberment is coming

http://www.pcgamer.com/belgium-says-loot-boxes-are-gambling-wants-them-banned-in-europe

You got trolled. Belgium government has never said it is gambling and they never said they are going to do anything all. You can go to the same website and find another article correcting that April Fools mistake. I guess the Belgium government has probably given their editor in chief a wake up call.

You may also wonder what happened to the UK Parliament Petition thread? What doesn't anybody bump it up anymore? The simple answer is UK has already responded a couple of weeks ago... and you know the result already. Sorry...

NOTHING

Still doesn't bode well when high level politicians are calling for gambling MTX to be banned. They didn't redact the quotes because they are real! And other gov'ts are joining in now. The fact that politicians want to get involved in such a specific thing is crazy.

That completely nonsense. Belgium has not banned anything at all, otherwise nobody can put lockboxes in their games there but why are they still showing in every game?

Who are the "high level politicians" you meant? Most countries allow their residents to file petitions and some promise a response when they reach a certain count. That't it. Nothing special.

29-Nov-2017 15:19:53

Runelower said :
Another issues for rs is it was mainly played by little children mostly, and introducing predatory MTX practices in such an environment is immoral, at the very least.

You probably don't want to hear it... but the most prominent rating and watchdog agencies like ESRB and UK Gambling Commission already declared what you called "predatory MTX practices" as 100% legal and not gambling at all.

In fact, UK Gambling Commission flat out stated it is the responsibilities of the parents to educate their children if they think these practices are "predatory". Translation? Nothing is wrong except that those parents think it is wrong then they are the ones who are responsible for what their children do. They are the ones to be blamed themselves.

29-Nov-2017 16:08:44

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