Children’s Commissioner Still Calls for UK Government to Categorise Loot Boxes as Gambling and Ban Them for Children

Children’s Commissioner Still Calls for UK Government to Categorise Loot Boxes as Gambling and Ban Them for Children

The Children’s Commissioner for England once again insisted on banning gambling-like loot boxes for underage individuals. For more than a year now, Anne Longfield has been calling for the Government to make sure it urgently suspends loot boxes available in video games, such as FIFA, for children. She further warned that the controversial video game features cannot be distinguished from gambling. As shared by the commissioner, research carried out by her office had shown that underage individuals on the special in-game items were often chasing losses in order to get…

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ASA Scolds UK Reality TV Star for Uploading Irresponsible Gambling Ad on Instagram

ASA Scolds UK Reality TV Star for Uploading Irresponsible Gambling Ad on Instagram

Sam Gowland, a reality TV star, was scolded by the British advertising watchdog for breaching advertising rules. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that Mr Gowland has violated the country’s advertising rules by sharing that a locally-offered betting service had helped him pay for his new automobile. He had also posted a link to the betting website on his official Instagram page. The person who filed the complaint with the ASA saw an Instagram story in which Gowland, who is a former Love Island contestant, promoted Thebettingman website to his…

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