Background Micro-transactions are an increasingly popular form of monetisation for
videogame companies. The similarities between specific micro-transaction types and forms …

Loot boxes (LBs) are video game-related purchases with a chance-based outcome. Due to
similarities with gambling, they have come under increasing scrutiny from media, academics …

Cross-sectional studies have established a robust correlational link between loot box
engagement and problem gambling, but the causal connections are unknown. This …

Loot boxes are purchasable randomized rewards contained in some video games.
Concerns have been raised that these share psychological and structural features with …

In recent years, the video game industry has introduced the possibility of buying virtual
random goods (eg, loot boxes) in electronic games using money through microtransactions …

Introduction Loot boxes are purchasable randomised reward mechanisms in video games.
Due to structural and psychological similarities with gambling, there are fears that loot box …

Abstract Purpose of Review Loot boxes are gambling-like monetisation mechanics in video
games that are purchased for opportunities to obtain randomised in-game rewards …

Loot boxes provide randomized rewards in video games; their purchase is linked to
disordered gambling and they are present in approximately half of UK video games. The …

Loot boxes-a form of in-game purchase within video games (ie,“microtransactions”)-have
received research attention due to their similarities with conventional gambling activities. A …

In recent years, the video game industry has introduced Loot Box (LB), a new type of
microtransaction in which a gamer uses real currency to purchase a random virtual item …