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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
27 August 2021 - Changes

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• 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)

Summary of responses – age verification

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1. Proposed changes to social responsibility code provision 3.2.11 The summary of the responses about proposed changes to social responsibility code provision 3.2.11 on our consultations on changes to LCCP for remote gambling.
2. Proposed changes to social responsibility code provision 3.2.13 The summary of the responses about proposed changes to social responsibility code provision 3.2.13 on our consultations on changes to LCCP for remote gambling.

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Last updated: 27 August 2021

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