Kylian Mbappe for 227.50 euros or Virgil van Dijk for 72.50. Online player cards from FIFA games are being traded on the internet and this does not seem to end for the time being, despite one judgment of a judge.
For two and a half years, the Dutch Gaming Authority has been trying to get a controversial earnings model out of FIFA games. According to the regulator, the digital tickets in the games, which you cannot buy immediately but which are in surprise packages, are too much like gambling. If you are lucky you will get a rare player with a high value, but you are more likely to get a relatively worthless player.
The judge went along with the measure of the Gaming Authority to impose a penalty, but it does not seem that players will notice anything quickly. Even after a court ruling, game maker EA does not adjust the popular games.
Strict divorce
“It is worrying and we prefer to see EA take its responsibility and remove these gambling elements from the games”, René Jansen, chairman of the Gaming Authority, told NOS. “We see an increased risk of addiction for younger players later in life. It is not without reason that the slogan is: ‘Play consciously, 18+’. Games are aimed at young players and we want a strict separation between gambling and games. I don’t have kids but I wouldn’t let them play FIFA. “
There is no hard evidence that these elements are addictive, but the Trimbos Institute has previously expressed concerns about the impact of gambling elements on young players.
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