To: Lloyd Bezett
Subject: RE: Loot boxes
Agreed, nice illustration of subjective worth.
Presumably if Joe could purchase a Mei skin for less than the cost of 10 loot boxes he would,
Does this mean that a Mei skin has objective value if it is can be marketed?
Is it then “moneys worth”?
From: Lloyd Bezett
Sent: Thursday, 23 November 2017 10:18 AM
To: Mark Thornton
Subject: Loot boxes
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Joe buys 10 loot boxes. He is hoping to get a legendary Mei skin and cares not for any other
content inside the boxes. If he does get the Mei skin, he will feel his money was well spent. If he
doesnt, then he has gambled on getting that specific item and lost.
However, Jane buys 10 loot boxes. She isnt looking for anything in particular. Anything she
accumulates is a net win for her. So it does not matter what she gets, she feels the money is well
spent.
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We interviewed the Problem Gāmbling Foundātion ānd ā psychologist who speciālises in video
gāme āddiction – here’s ā write-up of the story from The Wireless:
http://thewireless.co.nz/ārticles/āre-video-gāmes-turning-young-people-into-gāmblers
The reāson I’m following up is becāuse the stāte of Victoriā hās joined the throng of
governments (Belgium ānd Hāwāii) thāt āre voicing concern ābout the prāctice becāuse it’s
encourāging children to gāmble.
I’m wondering if the depārtment here is looking into this, ānd if ā spokesperson would be
āvāilāble for ān interview on our show next Wednesdāy to tālk ābout New Zeālānd’s stānce on
this mātter?
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Hi Trevor
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Morning Gareth:
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In our view, the ability to convert in-game items into cash, or to trade them (for other items of
value), means
they attain a real world value and become articles of money or money’s worth.
Dr Mark Thornton | Senior Advisor Operational Policy
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First words for a ministerial.
Thoughts?
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Time to play with our words again.
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Section 9(2)(b) of the Gambling Act 2003 prohibits remote interactive gambling. The
definition of remote interactive gambling includes "gambling by a person at a distance
by interaction through a communication device."
Communication devices include such things as computers, telephones, radios and similar
devices. To fall into the definition of gambling the participant must pay something to
participate (directly or indirectly) and there must be an element of chance in order to win
money or a prize. The prohibition would include selling lottery tickets on the Internet
and would also include a New Zealand casino website.
There are several exemptions to this general rule:
Sales promotions in the form of a lottery and conducted in New Zealand are excluded from the ban on
remote interactive gambling. However, sales promotions that are not lotteries may fall under the
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The Lotteries Commission and the Racing Board can conduct approved forms of remote interactive
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The Game runs on a gambling system randomizing prizes that are purchased with real money, this is done at
a distance.
Here is a break down of how it works:
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