Video game loot boxes are psychologically akin to gambling
@article{Drummond2018VideoGL, title={Video game loot boxes are psychologically akin to gambling}, author={A. Drummond and James D. Sauer}, journal={Nature Human Behaviour}, year={2018}, volume={2}, pages={530-532} }
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?
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