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Sources

Official Filed Complaint
https://insidergaming.com/wpcontent...

Patent Search
https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/sta...

“Children Spend the Most”
https://www.digitalinformationworld.c...

UK’s 11 Industry Principles
https://ukie.org.uk/lootboxes

Hearthstone’s Officially Published Card Pack Drop Rates
https://us.battle.net/support/en/arti...

How does Zynga Hunt for Whales?
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/howdoe...

Kabam Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaba...

“The Beneficial or Harmful Effects of Computer Game Stress on Cognitive Functions of Players”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Epic Games Settlement
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/refun...

Obesity Rates
https://worldpopulationreview.com/cou...

Chapters

0:00 2:02 Intro
2:02 2:57 Lawsuits 101
2:57 4:36 Plaintiff
4:36 5:32 Defendants
5:32 8:57 “The Rise of Video Games”
8:57 10:18 Video Games vs Casinos
10:18 16:37 “Predatory Monetization”
16:37 21:56 Patents
22:03 23:10 Whales
23:10 26:19 Effects of Video Games
26:19 39:14 Opinion Time