The Australian federal government announced this week that it would push for “a R18+ rating for all video games, including simulated gambling.”
in the meantime Belgium’s infamous booty-box law continues to make headlines after being passed years agothis new Australian proposal takes a slightly different approach, all A form of gambling in video games, not just “surprise mechanics”.
As of ABC reportCommunications Minister Michel Rowland has called on the country’s states and territories to approve the plan. actual Gambling, like a digital slot machine.
although it affects Several The proposed law would change the classification rules to require all games to have paid lootboxes where players could purchase boxes with randomized in-game items, so they still use lootboxes. The broader impact will be felt in all games with Internal — Must have at least a “mature” M rating. ”
If these proposals become law, some of the most successful retail video games on the planet, like EA, FIFA The series sees a jump in ratings from ‘G’ (for general audience) to ‘M’ for ‘mature’. Note that in Australia, “M” means anything. Recommended For users 15 and older. That’s not to say the game is out of reach for children, but the more stringent “MA15+” rating legally limits the sale of the product to those over the age of 15.
“There is growing community concern about the harm of simulated gambling,” Rowland says. “For example, parents would expect their child to have a right to know if a game is purchased and played by them and that game involves simulated gambling.”
They do! And this is a positive start.of course not Perfectcan’t be expected to affect some of the worst criminals — online spaces like roblox Notorious for this, but it’s a start. Of course, what this means for Sports Cards and Kinder Surprise is a discussion for another day, as both are based on the same principles.
