Comment on Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense
Flying_Penguin@lemmy.zip 6 days agoSure Japan has a way to protect people in regards to the claw machine. But gacha games and gachapon are huge in japan. And those are more predatory than loot boxes. So we still need to draw the line and sort out what actually is and isnt gambling.
Look at carnaval games, a mobile gambling group that targwts children? If we have loot boxes be labeled as gambling who is to say that we wont label everything else as gambling.
Where is the line?
Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 days ago
Games of Chance vs games of skill.
Flying_Penguin@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
I still believe that is too broad of a definition. I go back to carnaval games. Those are games of skill but they are made in away to reduce your chance of winning, so luck is still a major factor.
Meanwhile loot boxes are neother a game of chance or a game of skill. They are a purchase and you get what you get. What are those mystery box toys called that everyone was going crazy for last year? LuLu dolls or whatever. Those are loot boxes. Should we regulate them like we are trying with video game loot boxes?
TehPers@beehaw.org 6 days ago
I would narrow this down to including monetary cost and reward.
A game of primarily chance, such as slots, roulette, poker, blackjack, or even MTG’s Ante variation where something of value is offered (money, chips, resellable cards) and something of value is rewarded would be gambling. Note that chance would be a primary mechanic of the game, but skill may still be involved.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 5 days ago
Marjorie Taylor Greene is involved in this? I mean, voters did gamble on her.
TehPers@beehaw.org 5 days ago
I hate her. She has the worst initials.
Also, she’s generally a bad person, but that’s irrelevant.