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EA slapped with €5 million red card fine over FIFA loot boxes | Clocked – Happy Mag
A Netherlands court has ruled in favour of the Dutch government over the €5 million fine it imposed on EA for FIFA Ultimate Team Packs.
EA will have up to six weeks from now to appeal the decision made by The District Court of The Hague. If the appeal fails, the American video game company will either have to make changes to the FIFA series of games or else pay 500,000 per week in fines, up to a maximum penalty of 5 million.
In 2019, the Netherlands Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit, Ksa) imposed an administrative order on EA for violating the country’s Gambling Act through the selling of Packs on FIFA Ultimate Team. The Netherlands…
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