The American company, despite cases like the Belgian, believes that is protected by law.

Andrew Wilson, the CEO of Electronic Arts, has spoken with the investors of the North American company to make clear to them that their bet for game mechanics such as loot boxes is not going to be exactly a day. In this way, they will continue to make use of these in their future video games despite the legal actions of Belgium, for example, which is one of the countries that have most strongly positioned themselves against it.

The executive says that “although they are in some way bets”, the editor is moving within the margins of the law in this sense because it guarantees the player some value in what he spends his money even in the worst case. According to Wilson, they have collaborated with “all industry associations around the world” to establish that loot boxes are not bets, something that contradicts not only popular opinion that elements such as FIFA 18 loot boxes or Star Wars Battlefront 2 are game of chance, but also those of some courts. “These organizations have defined us that programs like FIFA Ultimate Team are not bets, and we do not believe they are,” said the CEO in a few words collected by the Seeking Alpha portal.

“We always think of our players,” Wilson wanted to make clear. “We always think about how to offer experiences that are transparent, fun and fair, as well as balanced, for all users, and we will get in touch with regulators around the world to do so.”