We will LOSE the FTC Loot Box Battle if we do not prepare ourselves and here's why

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Published on May 24, 2019 5:52:15 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KZRwSMXAx8

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In this video I discuss some of the very real potential issues that will have to be faced in battling the Triple A Corporations like EA, Activision Blizzard, Take 2, and Bethesda during the upcoming FTC Workshop for discussing Loot Boxes within video games being gambling. The current legal framework MUST be part of that conversation and we HAVE to be prepared.
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