Recently, the skill involved in playing and mastering video games has led to the
professionalization of the activity in the form of 'esports'(electronic sports). The aim of the …

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 …

Video games are becoming increasingly monetized with the addition of in-game purchasing
options, which has prompted some comparisons of these products to electronic gaming …

Research examining the relationship between gaming disorder, gaming motivations, and
mental health is increasing, but the types of gaming use, such as recreational gaming and …

In recent years, gambling has become increasingly prominent in everyday life; the term
'gamblification'first emerged in the late 2000s and was used to describe the colonisation of …

Loot boxes represent a form of microtransaction in many video games that have some
resemblance with gambling. Research on this subject is still in its infancy, and particular …

Background and aims Since the inclusion of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in the latest
(fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a …

Gambling opportunities are facilitated by the growth of the Internet and social media
platforms. Digital games also increasingly include monetary features, such as …

Similarities between video-games and gambling have led to the proposition that video-
gaming could act as a 'gateway'activity for gambling. In this paper, we review the major lines …

Gamblification, ie the use of gambling as a tool to influence consumer decision-making, has
most recently been associated with the monetisation of digital games. Yet, despite such …