But the justices say that, in general, loot boxes cannot be taken on their own and must be considered within the context of the game they are part of
  • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    3 days ago

    The argument they gave, cited in the article, is that there’s a skill component to them. By which I’m guessing they mean playing Ultimate Team with the contents of the loot boxes, but it doesn’t get specific. And I still don’t think that would add a skill component to the loot boxes themselves.

    • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      23 hours ago

      In this video game, despite the random allocation of individual digital content from the Packs, the human player can use their own skills to control the course of the game with a probability suitable for success, thus establishing a rational expectation of winning

      A game of poker or even blackjack requires skill, so I guess that means it’s not gambling?