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Video game loot boxes are psychologically akin to gambling

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posted on 2023-05-19, 19:29 authored by Drummond, A, James SauerJames Sauer
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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Publication title

Nature Human Behaviour

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530-532

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2397-3374

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School of Psychological Sciences

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Nature Publishing Group

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United Kingdom

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    gamblingvideo gamesoperant conditioning

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