Story by Elijah Sandiford ⢠CBC Kids News ⢠Published 2021-05-14 17:50 There’s a psychological ‘thrill’ to opening crates, says expert ⭐️HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW⭐️ Loot boxes, loot crates and player packs are in almost every game. They involve exchanging game currency or real-life money for a chance to win a randomized digital prize. Some experts say that loot boxes look and feel a lot like gambling. Keep reading to see if they might be banned for kids. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ Have you ever been to a casino and bet it all on a big prize? Of course not. It’s actually illegal for kids to gamble in Canada.
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Just in the last year alone, mobile gaming generated a billion downloads per week due to more people being home during the pandemic, while a recent study from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada said 58 percent of Canadian adults who game have played more during the pandemic.
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In mid-November the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) published the results of a study suggesting that Canadians have increased their levels of videogame play this year in light of the pandemic. According to the study, carried out by the NPD market research group, 58 per cent of adult gamers and 80 per cent of teen gamers reported playing more video games during the pandemic, with two thirds to three quarters saying that it helped them to feel better and stay connected with family and friends.
Although the ESAC study relates specifically video games, Christian Lemaire of Le Griffon gaming store in downtown Sherbrooke said that 2020 has also proven to be a banner year for the sales of board games and tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons.