Esports’ rapid rise in popularity, scale and lucrative potential has detectives from Victoria Police’s sports integrity unit worried that young gamers are at risk of being targeted by organised crime syndicates.
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Gamification, education and our children
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Esports’ rapid rise in popularity, scale and lucrative potential has detectives from Victoria Police’s sports integrity unit worried that young gamers are at risk of being targeted by organised crime syndicates.
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Virtual winnings in video games don’t count as betting in the UK. Regulators must recognise that children are being exposed to gambling, says Rebecca Cassidy
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Before you plonk down $20 for some virtual crates in Overwatch or Call of Duty, would it give you pause to learn that the super rare character skin you're hoping to find only has a 0.01 per cent chance of appearing?
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Electronic gambling machines can be highly addictive, and are associated with very high rates of gambling harm. Many of the mechanisms of this potential for addiction are now becoming clearer.
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A study investigating the psychological effects of loot boxes in video games shows that such mechanisms are similar to gambling.
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Customers will now have to be told how likely they are to get certain in-game items, says Apple.
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In-app purchases and 'loot boxes' in mobile games deliver easy cash for developers and publishers of digital games - and kids are easily sucked in.
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Concerns are growing around underage gambling in New Zealand amid reports teenagers are placing bets through online games. - New Zealand Herald
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Teenage fans of video games that simulate gambling are more likely to convert their habits to real losses, according to new research.