The Netherlands will enforce the ban on using the Loot-Box from today, with fines and court proceedings.
In a statement released yesterday, the Gaming Authority announced that the companies that had violated the sentence had until June 20, to make the necessary changes to their games so as not to violate the law in their country, and what time begins “the application phase.
The country’s decision to ban loot boxes was made earlier this year, when the Dutch Gaming Authority established that some Loot Box can be classified as games of chance, ie those in FIFA 18, Dota 2, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Rocket League.
Video game publishers have been ordered to make the necessary changes in their games before the deadline.
The Gaming Authority has stated that if no suitable changes have been made by the due date, those who violate the law will have to pay administrative penalties of more than € 830,000 (approximately $ 959,000 USD / £ 729,600 / $ 1,300,000 NDR) or a sanction equivalent to a percentage of worldwide turnover.
If the fines do not prove to be effective, the gaming Authority may subsequently appeal to the Public Prosecutor to prosecute criminal proceedings.
Meanwhile, EA continues to believe that the Loot Box present in FIFA does not represent a form of gambling, CEO Andrew Wilson says that EA is working with all industry associations worldwide and with regulators in various territorial jurisdictions. , and many of these have established that the contents of the FIFA Ultimate Team mode can not be considered gambling.
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