Abstract Purpose of Review Loot boxes are gambling-like monetisation mechanics in video
games that are purchased for opportunities to obtain randomised in-game rewards …

Cross-sectional studies have established a robust correlational link between loot box
engagement and problem gambling, but the causal connections are unknown. This …

Paid loot boxes are randomised monetisation methods in video games that are purchased
by players to obtain randomised rewards of varying value (Xiao, Henderson, Nielsen, et al …

Loot boxes are purchased in video games to obtain randomised rewards of varying value
and are thus psychologically akin to gambling. Disclosing the probabilities of obtaining loot …

Loot boxes in video games are a form of in-game transactions with randomized elements.
Concerns have been raised about loot boxes' similarities with gambling and their potential …

Two of the most popular recreational activities, video gaming and gambling, have converged
in a number of different ways including through (1) social casino gaming,(2) loot boxes,(3) …

Influential learning-based accounts of substance addictions posit the attribution of incentive
salience to drug-associated cues, and its escalation by the direct dopaminergic effects of …

Loot boxes can be bought with real-world money to obtain random content inside video
games. Loot boxes are viewed by many as gambling-like and are prevalently implemented …

During autumn 2019, researchers at the University of Bergen conducted a survey
concerning gambling and video game problems in the general adult population of Norway …

Loot boxes are quasi-gambling virtual products in video games that provide randomised
rewards of varying value. Previous studies in Western contexts have identified a positive …