Korean Gov't Seeking Guidelines For 'Jackpot Items' In Online Games

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Jackpot items, or in-game purchases for random virtual goods, have been a controversial matter in recent months as government organizations have speculated that they could constitute a form of gambling, and thus would require regulation. The country's Game Rating Board recently asked ten of the largest MMO publishers, including firms like Nexon and NCsoft, to provide information from their databases about Jackpot items and how users are purchasing/receiving them. While the companies provided some of ...

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Lol, pretty late. I wonder if Nexon will care at all.

 Meanwhile at Nexon America

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That was them worrying about it. This is them seeking guidelines/actually doing something about it.

Should be interesting to see what happens. /excited.

Anxious to see what they do now.

That was them worrying about it. This is them seeking guidelines/actually doing something about it.

Seeking does not mean anything. Recieving it and then decide to ignore it though, that is a whole different matter.

Seeking does not mean anything. Recieving it and then decide to ignore it though, that is a whole different matter.

We're talking about the government that tried to (and probably failed, i haven't heard anything positive or negative about it) put timing restrictions on when certain age groups could access an online game. It's obvious they care, even slightly, about these kinds of things than probably every other government in the entire world. The koreans looking at a solution for this means a lot more than the americans trying the same. I'm not saying anything will happen, just that there's a larger margin for reform to be made because it's korea. Nexon is still going to find a way around it anyway so i don't think it's worth hoping for even if something does get done.

I think they'll find what they're looking for. That is, they will take the harsher stance and impose some more strict guidelines since much of the time, it is very similar to gambling, and it's clear as day, which is already pretty illegal here...