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Law360: Judge Hints 'End Of Road' For Parents' Google Loot Box Suit - Sports and Entertainment Law News

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Posted on: Oct 27, 2021

With the rise of video game “loot boxes” being offered as an additional revenue steam for video game development companies, a new debate has emerged regarding the fine line between loot boxes and gambling. This debate becomes much more complicated as it pertains to video games targeted at children. A United States District Court judge out of California weighed in on the conversation in a proposed class action suit against Google for its role in offering applications that use loot boxes. Read more from Law360 here.

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