UK could class loot boxes as gambling to protect children

Ministers call for evidence on video games such as Fifa that charge money for rewards

Loot boxes – a controversial element of video games – could be reclassified as gambling products over concern they are training children to gamble.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will this week launch a call for evidence on the increasingly common feature of games such as the football franchise Fifa.

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