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Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure mobile gaming operators disclose the (a) presence of loot boxes and (b) probabilities of obtaining rewards.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
4 Jun 2025
Answer
10 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure mobile gaming operators disclose the (a) presence of loot boxes and (b) probabilities of obtaining rewards.

  2. 4 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    We are committed to ensuring all video games are enjoyed safely and responsibly by everyone and that, where they contain loot boxes, appropriate protections are in place for players of all ages, including children. In 2020, the previous Government ran a c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Gambling: Dispute Resolution

24 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the outcomes of disputes resolved via Alternative Dispute Resolution bodies in relation to gambling operators are reported to the Gambling Commission.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Gambling: Dispute Resolution

24 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of resolutions to gambling-related disputes via Alternative Dispute Resolution providers result in the complainant receiving a settlement for the full amount lost.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Amusement Arcades: Police

22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) nature of police call outs to adult gaming centres.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Amusement Arcades: Anti-social Behaviour and Violence

22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what obligations adult gaming centre operators have to report (a) antisocial behaviour and (b) violence on their premises to the police.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Gambling: Advertising

2 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current regulatory frameworks governing gambling advertising across broadcast, online, and social media platforms.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Gambling: Advertising

2 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to require gambling operators and online platforms to provide greater transparency regarding how gambling advertisements are targeted and delivered to users.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Gambling: Advertising

2 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of current regulatory protections, such as age verification and advertising restrictions, in preventing gambling among young people.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Gambling and Video Games: Children and Young People

15 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment her Department has made of (a) loot boxes in video games and (b) gambling products; and what steps she is taking to mitigate potential harms associated with loot box m

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Gambling: Video Games

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Games Rating Authority on their proposals for monitoring compliance with the minimum age requirement for games featuring loot boxes.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Gambling: Video Games

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of PEGI’s self-regulatory framework in enforcing age ratings for video games containing loot boxes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Gambling: Artificial Intelligence

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the role of generative AI chatbots in facilitating access to unlicensed gambling operators.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Gambling: Artificial Intelligence

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with technology companies on tackling AI-generated guidance on circumventing gambling regulation.