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PUBG loot boxes disabled in the Netherlands and Belgium; considered gambling

Players in this region are no longer able to purchase loot box keys or use them

Raymond Bakker

Sunday, February 3, 2019 | 16:51 GMT

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PUBG loot boxes disabled in the Netherlands and Belgium; considered gambling

Sunday, February 3, 2019 | 16:51 GMT

Raymond Bakker

Paid PUBG loot boxes have been disabled for players in the Netherlands and Belgium this week. Reselling valuable loot box content is considered illegal under its gambling laws.

According to PUBG. Corp, a "recent legal interpretation" regarding loot boxes means the studio has disabled loot box key purchase and usage in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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