x00z comments on Brazil's president has signed a ban on selling loot boxes to minors as part of a larger online child safety law

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Lootboxes require a gambling license in my country. Because it's fucking gambling.

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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Do pokemon cards require a gambling license?

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[+] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

So... does anything you pay for money that results in a random 'prize' even if the prize is equal value everytime... should require a gambling license?

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You make a good point.

But some games just really need to stop the addictive gamba.

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[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

No, specifically not if the prize is equal value every time. The prize not having equal value every time is exactly what makes it gambling.

That said, what the Tulip Mania taught us is that the prizes never have equal value so long as they're different enough and/or have different rarities.

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