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1490882

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date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase monitoring of third-party websites that enable the trading of loot box items.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/loot-boxes-in-video-games-call-for-evidence/outcome/government-response-to-the-call-for-evidence-on-loot-boxes-in-video-games" target="_blank">Her Majesty’s Government’s response</a> to the call for evidence sets out our findings on loot boxes, and our view on the next steps to address the issues it identified.</p><p>The call for evidence identified an association between the purchase of loot boxes and problem gambling. There are, however, a range of plausible explanations for this association, and research has not established whether a causal relationship exists.</p><p>Loot boxes vary in their design and deployment within games. Loot box rewards are usually confined for use within a given game and cannot be sold for real world currency, so are unlikely to meet the Gambling Act 2005's definition of a prize of ‘money or money’s worth’.</p><p>It is for the Gambling Commission to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to pursue enforcement action against any operations which it believes to be facilitating unlicensed gambling. It has shown that it can and will take action where the trading of items obtained from loot boxes brings loot box mechanics within the statutory definitions of gambling. Its recent uplift in fees has given the regulator new resources to monitor for and tackle unlicensed gambling.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL1929 HL1930 question first answered 27/07/2022 14:38:08 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1490883

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the link between loot boxes and problem gambling.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/loot-boxes-in-video-games-call-for-evidence/outcome/government-response-to-the-call-for-evidence-on-loot-boxes-in-video-games" target="_blank">Her Majesty’s Government’s response</a> to the call for evidence sets out our findings on loot boxes, and our view on the next steps to address the issues it identified.</p><p>The call for evidence identified an association between the purchase of loot boxes and problem gambling. There are, however, a range of plausible explanations for this association, and research has not established whether a causal relationship exists.</p><p>Loot boxes vary in their design and deployment within games. Loot box rewards are usually confined for use within a given game and cannot be sold for real world currency, so are unlikely to meet the Gambling Act 2005's definition of a prize of ‘money or money’s worth’.</p><p>It is for the Gambling Commission to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to pursue enforcement action against any operations which it believes to be facilitating unlicensed gambling. It has shown that it can and will take action where the trading of items obtained from loot boxes brings loot box mechanics within the statutory definitions of gambling. Its recent uplift in fees has given the regulator new resources to monitor for and tackle unlicensed gambling.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL1928 HL1930 question first answered 27/07/2022 14:38:08 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1490884

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether loot boxes are (1) games of chance, and (2) capable of being exchanged for real money.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/loot-boxes-in-video-games-call-for-evidence/outcome/government-response-to-the-call-for-evidence-on-loot-boxes-in-video-games" target="_blank">Her Majesty’s Government’s response</a> to the call for evidence sets out our findings on loot boxes, and our view on the next steps to address the issues it identified.</p><p>The call for evidence identified an association between the purchase of loot boxes and problem gambling. There are, however, a range of plausible explanations for this association, and research has not established whether a causal relationship exists.</p><p>Loot boxes vary in their design and deployment within games. Loot box rewards are usually confined for use within a given game and cannot be sold for real world currency, so are unlikely to meet the Gambling Act 2005's definition of a prize of ‘money or money’s worth’.</p><p>It is for the Gambling Commission to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to pursue enforcement action against any operations which it believes to be facilitating unlicensed gambling. It has shown that it can and will take action where the trading of items obtained from loot boxes brings loot box mechanics within the statutory definitions of gambling. Its recent uplift in fees has given the regulator new resources to monitor for and tackle unlicensed gambling.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL1928 HL1929 question first answered 27/07/2022 14:38:08 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1434235

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to publish its response to the Loot Boxes in Video Games consultation.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	127488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government undertook a call for evidence from September to November 2020 to examine concerns around loot boxes in video games. We are continuing to consider the evidence from more than 30,000 responses that we received, along with an independent Rapid Evidence Assessment commissioned from the InGAME research and innovation centre.</p><p>We have continued a dialogue with the games industry to address issues identified from the loot box call for evidence. We will publish the government’s response to the call for evidence in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 127489 question first answered 01/03/2022 11:29:25 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1434236

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the games industry on tackling harms from loot boxes.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	127489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government undertook a call for evidence from September to November 2020 to examine concerns around loot boxes in video games. We are continuing to consider the evidence from more than 30,000 responses that we received, along with an independent Rapid Evidence Assessment commissioned from the InGAME research and innovation centre.</p><p>We have continued a dialogue with the games industry to address issues identified from the loot box call for evidence. We will publish the government’s response to the call for evidence in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 127488 question first answered 01/03/2022 11:29:25 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1416783

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to publish the response to its 2020 consultation on loot boxes in video games.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	112628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government undertook a call for evidence from September to November 2020 to examine concerns around loot boxes in video games. We are continuing to evaluate the evidence from more than 30,000 responses that we received, along with an independent Rapid Evidence Assessment commissioned from the InGAME research and innovation centre. Additionally, we have continued a dialogue with the games industry to address issues identified from the evidence.</p><p>We will publish the response to the call for evidence in the coming months. As part of this, we will set out findings from the call for evidence and outline next steps to take action where needed.</p><p>The Gambling Act Review is ongoing and we will publish our conclusions through a White Paper in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 112629 112630 112631 112634 112635 question first answered 01/02/2022 12:54:29 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1416784

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will classify loot boxes as a form of gambling in the upcoming review of the Gambling Act 2005.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	112629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government undertook a call for evidence from September to November 2020 to examine concerns around loot boxes in video games. We are continuing to evaluate the evidence from more than 30,000 responses that we received, along with an independent Rapid Evidence Assessment commissioned from the InGAME research and innovation centre. Additionally, we have continued a dialogue with the games industry to address issues identified from the evidence.</p><p>We will publish the response to the call for evidence in the coming months. As part of this, we will set out findings from the call for evidence and outline next steps to take action where needed.</p><p>The Gambling Act Review is ongoing and we will publish our conclusions through a White Paper in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 112628 112630 112631 112634 112635 question first answered 01/02/2022 12:54:29 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1416786

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the total value of microtransactions from loot boxes in video games in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	112631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government undertook a call for evidence from September to November 2020 to examine concerns around loot boxes in video games. We are continuing to evaluate the evidence from more than 30,000 responses that we received, along with an independent Rapid Evidence Assessment commissioned from the InGAME research and innovation centre. Additionally, we have continued a dialogue with the games industry to address issues identified from the evidence.</p><p>We will publish the response to the call for evidence in the coming months. As part of this, we will set out findings from the call for evidence and outline next steps to take action where needed.</p><p>The Gambling Act Review is ongoing and we will publish our conclusions through a White Paper in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 112628 112629 112630 112634 112635 question first answered 01/02/2022 12:54:29 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1416790

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of whether players can sell items won in video game loot boxes for real-world money.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	112635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government undertook a call for evidence from September to November 2020 to examine concerns around loot boxes in video games. We are continuing to evaluate the evidence from more than 30,000 responses that we received, along with an independent Rapid Evidence Assessment commissioned from the InGAME research and innovation centre. Additionally, we have continued a dialogue with the games industry to address issues identified from the evidence.</p><p>We will publish the response to the call for evidence in the coming months. As part of this, we will set out findings from the call for evidence and outline next steps to take action where needed.</p><p>The Gambling Act Review is ongoing and we will publish our conclusions through a White Paper in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 112628 112629 112630 112631 112634 question first answered 01/02/2022 12:54:29 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1364272

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has a timetable for announcing the regulation of loot boxes; and whether that regulation will required primary legislation.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	65450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>We ran a call for evidence from September to November 2020 to examine concerns around loot boxes in video games. The government is continuing to evaluate the evidence received from over 30,000 responses to the call for evidence, along with an independent Rapid Evidence Assessment commissioned from the InGAME research and innovation centre. Additionally, we have continued a dialogue with the games industry to develop effective and proportionate solutions in response to issues identified from the evidence. The government response outlining planned next steps is due to be published in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 04/11/2021 09:35:39 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan