Charity warns that betting features in video games harm young people

Call for overhaul of regulation amid fear that gambling is ‘polluting’ hobbies

Betting-style features in video games, such as so-called loot boxes, are “polluting” young peoples’ lives and should be reclassified as gambling for over-18s, the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has warned.

In a wide-ranging report, the charity added its voice to growing calls for a complete overhaul of gambling regulation in the UK, urging Boris Johnson to follow through on the Conservatives’ manifesto commitment to review it.

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