Loot box limit‐setting: a potential policy to protect video game users with gambling problems?

Sir: Loot boxes are digital containers in video games containing random virtual items. Some loot boxes are bought for real currency. This is a common monetization mechanism for free games, but also occurs in some premium titles. Concern exists that loot boxes bear psychological, structural and legal similarities to conventional forms of gambling 1-6. International responses to loot boxes have varied. Belgium and the Netherlands have banned some...