Loot Boxes
Loot boxes - a door to gambling for gamers
Loot Boxes are the video version of bubble gum cards - you buy them while gaming, without knowing what prize you're going to get. But critics say they're opening a door for children to gamble. Audio
Loot boxes and gambling: an update
Last year we looked into the problem of loot boxes and whether they could be introducing children to gambling. We check back in with Dr Aaron Drummond who has been keeping an eye on the development of… Audio
When Gaming and Gambling collide
What happens when video games start to feature elements of gambling with financial reward and risk? Dr Aaron Drummond from Massey University and a team of researchers have just been awarded a $300,000… Audio
Virtual pregnancy, loot boxes and dark web among research granted funding
Cutting edge cyber and electronic technology is leading the way in this year's Marsden Fund announcements.
Are video games introducing teenagers to gambling?
Countries around the world are cracking down on the legal status of video game "loot boxes" - randomised in-game rewards which give players advantages and are purchased with real money - but so far… Audio
When gaming becomes gambling
An American teenager is among the gamers calling for a mass boycott of the game publisher Electronic Arts over the pay-to-win aspects of their new game Star Wars Battlefront II. Audio