Video game loot boxes are psychologically akin to gambling

Aaron Drummond () and James D. Sauer
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Aaron Drummond: Massey University
James D. Sauer: Massey University

Nature Human Behaviour, 2018, vol. 2, issue 8, 530-532

Abstract: Video games are increasingly exposing young players to randomized in-game reward mechanisms, purchasable for real money — so-called loot boxes. Do loot boxes constitute a form of gambling?

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-018-0360-1

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