Comment on Austrian Supreme Court rules that FIFA loot boxes are not gambling

ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• BreakerSwitch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Haven’t read the article, but the argument made in the past for these things has been “The prizes have no value and there is no way to ‘cash out’ therefore it’s not gambling.”

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The argument they gave, cited in the article, is that there’s a skill component to them. By which I’m guessing they mean playing Ultimate Team with the contents of the loot boxes, but it doesn’t get specific. And I still don’t think that would add a skill component to the loot boxes themselves.

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    • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In this video game, despite the random allocation of individual digital content from the Packs, the human player can use their own skills to control the course of the game with a probability suitable for success, thus establishing a rational expectation of winning

      A game of poker or even blackjack requires skill, so I guess that means it’s not gambling?

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    • BreakerSwitch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m 100% with you that’s clearly, demonstrably bullshit

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