Pending approval from the Bundesrat.
There’s a good chance you’ve seen the controversies surrounding Loot Boxes. We’ve discussed them on numerous occasions, and there’s been a longstanding debate over whether they’re seen as gambling. Shockingly, publishers tend to disagree, but they’ve come under frequent scrutiny from various governments.
Germany is next in line. Within the Bundestag – German parliament’s lower house – they’ve recently passed a reform to the Youth Protection Act, protecting children from “risks from gambling-like mechanisms”. This would apply for loot boxes, and any game including them will need an 18+ age rating.
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