Belgium moves to ban 'Star Wars Battlefront 2'-style loot boxes

[Joystiq]

We learned last week that Belgium's gambling authority was

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loot crates in

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over concerns that they constitute gambling. Now, the decision is in, and the answer is a resounding yes, according to Dutch-language publication

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. The commission claims that purchasable add-on boxes, the contents of which are randomized, mix "money and addiction" and thus are a form of gambling.

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