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The fuzzy line between loot boxes and gambling is about to get a lot less blurry as a new lawsuit has surfaced suing Apple Inc. for its use of loot box games in its App Store. Countries around the world have been waging their own individual wars against gaming's most hated monetization practice but if the US District Court in California rules in favor of the people and against Apple Inc. - it could be a major blow against the use of pay-to-win loot boxes and gambling mechanics in video games on a grand scale. 

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[Games Industry dot biz] Class action lawsuit brought against Apple over loot boxes https://bit.ly/30XnVaz
[The Guardian] UK could class loot boxes as gambling to protect children https://bit.ly/2V0ldx2
[FTC] FTC workshop looks into loot boxes https://bit.ly/2VbxEXz
[ESRB] Introducing a New Interactive Element: In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items) https://bit.ly/2REpFzV
[Games Industry dot biz] Federal Trade Commission will investigate video game loot boxes https://bit.ly/34HdNT5
[European Gaming] The Netherlands and Belgium ban PUBG loot boxes https://bit.ly/2V92nEp
[Games Industry dot biz] EA's Ultimate Team now worth $800 million annually https://bit.ly/2V5AFbE
[Games Industry dot biz] Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft to require loot box odds disclosure https://bit.ly/2xl4FYh

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