eSports In Depth — Is My Loot Box Legal?

By Anthony J. Dreyer and David Lamb, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP   The Year 2019 saw an appreciable increase in scrutiny directed toward the use of “loot boxes”—in-game rewards (often randomized) that players can purchase while playing a video game. Both domestically and internationally, legislatures, regulatory agencies, and private groups took up the issue of what, if any, legal concerns loot boxes present. However, while discussions concerning loot boxes were cert