Apple's settlement prompts Belgian court to drop EU loot box liability questions
By Matthew Newman ( June 2, 2025, 12:30 GMT | Insight) -- Apple has settled a case in Belgium regarding a claim against the iPhone maker for distributing a video game with loot boxes that a Belgian court ruled to be unlawful game of chance. The Antwerp Commercial Court said a settlement in the case has made its questions about platform liability to the EU's top court “moot, so the court withdrew the referral.”Apple has settled a case in Belgium regarding a claim against the iPhone maker for distributing a video game with loot boxes that a Belgian court ruled to be an unlawful game of chance, a Belgian court has said....
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