GambleAware report suggests link between loot boxes and problem gambling
6th April 2021
| By Daniel O'Boyle
A new report commissioned by GambleAware has found that those who spend more than £70 (€82.00/$97.00) per month on loot boxes tend to be more likely to show higher signs of risk of problem gambling.
While the researchers from the University of Plymouth and the University of Wolverhampton did not carry out a survey into relationships between loot boxes and harm themselves, they conducted a secondary analysis of various previous reports into loot boxes.
This included six surveys of a combined 7,771 loot box purchasers, which found that around 5% of those surveyed generated around half of overall loot box revenue by spending more than £70 per month each.