UK Gambling Commission weighs in on how it can - and can't - regulate in-game loot bo

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The loot box debate has hit the mainstream media in a big way in the past couple of weeks, specifically due to their appearance in Star Wars: Battlefront 2, resulting in both Belgian and Hawaiian authorities calling for a ban and launching investigations into the practice. But what about the UK Gambling Commission, which has stayed fairly quiet about the issue. Will it launch its own investigation anytime soon?
In short, the answer seems to be no. That's according to an official blog post from the Gambling Commission's executive director Tim Miller, which addresses concerns about loot boxes in video games.
Parliament is responsible for setting the definition of what is legally classed as gambling and the Gambling Commission simply enforces the laws laid down, the blog states.
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