The debate about the loot boxes or loot boxes of video games is back on the table in the United Kingdom. The classification of these elements so common in video games as "gambling" could be a reality in a few weeks. The protection of young gamers would be behind a decision that would eliminate this controversial content that continues to be offered in different forms in the most popular video games, including sports games.
Loot boxes have always been one of the most controversial elements in the videogame sector. A format of random rewards in which exclusive functionalities are offered for the video game in which the skill remains at its best and which have served to reinforce the business model of the major video game developers worldwide.
This practice has caused various criticisms related to the way they are acquired, since the randomness of the prizes that are included makes them a game of chance that many times have minor access, which they see as adult payment methods, normally the parents themselves are already preconfigured in the system and payment is made instantly.
Countries such as Belgium have already opposed loot boxes as they are closely related to chance and now it would be the United Kingdom that could officially classify loot boxes as a game of chance in order to try to ensure that younger players do not are involved in these practices of dubious morality within games with a wide audience.
