And Canada correct three Epic Games parents for their child’s gambling addiction Fortnite. According to BBC News, children would rather sit and play than eat, shower and sleep. Attorney Alessandra Esposito Chartrand of the law firm that filed the lawsuit compares gambling to tobacco.
“Our motion was heavily inspired by the tobacco motion precisely in terms of what we were saying,”
Judge Sylvain Lussier, who approved the lawsuit, also agrees with the comparison. He also draws parallels to how tobacco was once viewed as harmless, but is seen in a different light today.
“The harmful effect of tobacco was not recognized or admitted overnight,”
Epic Games themselves place the blame on parents and have given them tools to keep track of their children. They also say they will take the fight to court.
“Parents can receive play time reports that track the amount of time their child plays each week and request parental permission before purchases are made,”
“We plan to fight this in court. We believe the evidence will show this case is without merit.”
According to www.techacake.com hair Fortnite around 80 million active players every month. But the number of players doesn’t automatically mean that the game is bad. Then, of course, there’s a clique of gamers in those 80 million who are definitely addicted to gambling in a harmful way. We’ll see how it plays out in court.