Austrian court rules that FIFA loot boxes violate gambling laws, demands Sony to refund players

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxAn Austrian court has ruled that loot boxes in FIFA violate the nation's gambling laws and have demanded that affected players be refunded. Padronus, a law firm that specialises in recovering losses from online casinos told GamesWirtschaft that more than 1,000 FIFA users have been in contact with the company with claims of around €800, although some extreme cases go up to €85,000. James BatchelorEditor-in-ChiefGI DailyGI Market Report Meta drops Quest Pro and Quest 2 prices PS5 sales surge over 300% in the UK during February | UK Monthly Charts Square Enix's main offices in Japan will be relocating to Shibuya Workers & Resources pulled from Steam after fan claims credit for game mode Marvel Snap has amassed $50m in global revenue since its launch | News-in-brief Ubisoft's publishing arm going through reorganisation of its "European business subsidiaries" Jobs Roundup: March 2023 | Diablo co-creator Erich Schaefer joins Moon Productions Kai Cenat breaks the record for most Twitch subscriptions within a month Copyright © 2023 Gamer Network Limited, a ReedPop company

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