Canada Judge rejects unlawful gambling accusation in EA loot box lawsuit

A Canada judge says that a plaintiff's claim that loot boxes in EA games constitutes 'unlawful gaming' was "bound to fail".

However, Judge Justice Fleming will allow the class-action lawsuit to proceed based on the accusation that loot boxes in EA games may have adopted "deceptive acts or practices".

Plaintiff Mark Sutherland has accused Electronic Arts of "deceptive and unconscionable acts or practices" under British Columbia's Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act. He brought the claim on behalf of all residents in British Columbia who have paid for loot boxes in over 70 EA games since 2008.

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