Australia has been urged by experts to start placing heavier regulations on the video gaming industry. This call for action comes as countries such as Germany, Belgium, Japan and China have taken drastic measures against ‘loot boxes’.
Loot boxes are purchasable prizes which medical observers have compared to gambling as they function like ‘mini-casinos’. Children are at most risk of being exploited by loot boxes.
Currently, Independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie is proposing new laws requiring games with loot boxes to carry an R-18 rating.