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Apple liability case over mobile-game ‘loot boxes’ lands at EU court

By Matthew Newman ( April 17, 2025, 14:43 GMT | Insight) -- Is Apple liable for a Belgian user’s loss of thousands of euros on a gambling app when these apps are illegal in Belgium? That’s the question that EU judges must answer following a series of questions referred by a Belgian court in January. The case is closely watched because it raises important questions about the liability of platform operators for making games containing illegal “loot boxes” available to users.Is Apple liable for a Belgian user’s loss of thousands of euros on a gambling app when these apps are illegal in Belgium?...

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