Current Events > Should loot boxes be considered "Real Gambling" by the ERSB?

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MedzXVIII
05/25/18 7:02:04 PM
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The game will receive an AO raiting - Results (9 votes)
Yes it is real gambling
100% (9 votes)
9
No it is not real gambling
0% (0 votes)
0
Real Gambling - Player can gamble, including betting or wagering real cash or currency.
I say yes.
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GameGodOfAll
05/25/18 7:03:44 PM
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It pretty much is. How different is it from buying a scratch ticket?
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chill02
05/25/18 7:04:27 PM
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yes
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Cheater87
05/25/18 7:04:54 PM
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Won't that have the ESRB ban the games by re rating them AO?
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MedzXVIII
05/25/18 7:10:51 PM
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Cheater87 posted...
Won't that have the ESRB ban the games by re rating them AO?

I do not think the ESRB ban games if it it AO. I think the big three and mostg if not all stores agree not to carry AO games.
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BLAKUboy
05/25/18 7:17:53 PM
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Yes along with gacha games and anything else of their ilk.
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Cheater87
05/25/18 7:18:30 PM
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MedzXVIII posted...
Cheater87 posted...
Won't that have the ESRB ban the games by re rating them AO?

I do not think the ESRB ban games if it it AO. I think the big three and mostg if not all stores agree not to carry AO games.


The AO rating is a soft ban, if the games were re rated they would be pulled from all stores even digital ones minus PC.
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TheCyborgNinja
05/25/18 7:19:11 PM
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Yeah. It's arguably worse than a casino because you have no chance of actually getting anything of value for your money. It's "which shitty random thing will it bless me with"...
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Offworlder1
05/25/18 7:52:53 PM
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It is gambling but with worse odds and even worse value.
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LightningAce11
05/25/18 7:55:03 PM
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Anything that shuts down shit like that is fine with me.
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