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Lootboxes: Advice to the Gambling Commission from ABSG

ABSG has given advice to the Gambling Commission in regards to lootboxes. This advice outlines what lootboxes are, concerns around them, and how to protect consumers.

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Published
13 August 2021

Last updated
18 April 2023 - Changes

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Contents

• Lootboxes: Advice to the Gambling Commission from ABSG

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• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Background
• Evidence of harm
• • Summary of key points
  • Links to current harmful behaviour
  • Links to future harmful gambling
  • High levels of unplanned expenditure
• Under-utilisation of existing consumer law
• International approaches
• Conclusions
• Annex A: Links to Recent Research with abstract summaries on key conclusions
• Annex B: Extract from ABSG advice (published July 2019)

Methodology and response

Contents

1. Survey design Report's survey design from the experimental statistics stage of the gambling participation and the prevalence of problem gambling survey.
2. Questionnaire content and design Report's questionnaire content and design from the experimental statistics stage of the gambling participation and the prevalence of problem gambling survey.
3. Response to the survey Report's response to the survey from the experimental statistics stage of the gambling participation and the prevalence of problem gambling survey.

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Last updated: 18 April 2023

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