Day: 25 May 2022

EPIC Risk Management Warns House of Lords about the Harmful Effects of Video Games’ Loot Boxes on British Children

Wed 25 May 2022 10.19 Olivia Cole
EPIC Risk Management Warns House of Lords about the Harmful Effects of Video Games’ Loot Boxes on British Children

The House of Lords has been handed a new damning report about the detrimental impact so-called loot boxes have on children in the UK. The study was carried out by one of the leading independent gambling harm minimization consultancy firms on a global scale, EPIC Risk Management, with the company claiming that the research demonstrated a clear link between video gaming and underage gambling. The consultancy firm believes this association is represented exactly by special in-game items, such as loot boxes, which is exactly why it has called for the…

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Most British Gamblers Do Not Support Too Restrictive Approach That Would Affect Their Privacy and Freedom, New Survey Says

Wed 25 May 2022 6.04 Daniel Williams
Most British Gamblers Do Not Support Too Restrictive Approach That Would Affect Their Privacy and Freedom, New Survey Says

The CEO of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has warned the UK Government that it risks strong disapproval if it compiles its decision on the country’s gambling regulation with the opinion of anti-gambling campaigners. Michael Dugher, who currently chairs the trade body representing the UK legal gambling sector, has shared his view on political opinion and commentaries regarding the Local Election results revealed in May. According to him, the results showed predictable mid-term problems and still, he believes that the results had not been “entirely catastrophic”, although there had…

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