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EA fined €10m over loot boxes as Dutch court sides with gambling authority – GamesIndustry.biz
District court unmoved by FIFA publisher’s defenses, denies its bid to keep fines from being made public
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A Netherlands District Court this week ruled against Electronic Arts in a case over FIFA loot boxes, allowing the Netherlands Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit, or Ksa) to proceed in fining the publisher €10 million for violating the country’s Betting and Gaming Act.
“The Ksa believes it is crucial to shield vulnerable groups, such as minors, from exposure to gambling,” the regulator explained. “For that reason, the Ksa supports a strict separation between gaming and gambling….
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