Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published • loading... • Updated

Government Asks for Surveillance of Games Similar to Bet: See - 15/10/2026

Summary by UOL
Reward boxes in video games are associated with anxiety and pathological gambling, according to Ministry of Justice

7 Articles

Lean Right

The Ministry of Justice asked the National Data Protection Agency (ANPD), through a technical note, for an investigation into six games that contain so-called "loot boxes" for exposing children and adolescents to risks similar to those of online betting — banned in Brazil. The request is related to the six months of the ECA Digital, a law that protects children and adolescents on the Internet, and has prohibited access of minors to random reward…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Read Full Article
UOLUOL
Reposted by
Folha de S.PauloFolha de S.Paulo
Lean Left

Reward boxes in video games are associated with anxiety and pathological gambling, according to Ministry of Justice

·São Paulo, Brazil
Read Full Article

Ministry of Justice asks ANPD to find out about reward boxes in games like Counter-Strike 2 and Call of Duty. Read in the People's Gazette.

·Curitiba, Brazil
Read Full Article

Ministry of Justice analyzes six games with reward boxesJustice asks for supervision of 6 games with lot boxes and risk alert to minors

Read Full Article

Preliminary survey indicates that titles such as NBA 2K26, WWE 2K26, Counter-Strike 2, Call of Duty, Genshin Impact and PUBG Mobile do not check age. Practice is compared to online bets

·Brasília, Brazil
Read Full Article

The Ministry of Justice asked ANPD (National Data Protection Agency) to give priority in the monitoring of lot boxes – reward boxes in electronic games that offer paid random items – based on the Digital ECA (Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent). The folder pointed out similarity between this mechanism and the bets. In [...]

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

UOL broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal