Blog:Oh, EA is in deep shit now!

So, I recently learned that EA is being fined by Dutch authorities because their loot boxes in FIFA Ultimate Team violate the country's gambling laws; and the judge simply shut down every excuse that they had! For every excuse EA had, the judge basically told them to go fuck themselves, and it is glorious since they have insisted that FIFA's Ultimate Team is harmless, but nope. Oh, and here's the most poetic part of this: unless EA complies with Dutch Gambling Laws soon, they will been fined 500,000 euros per week up to the 5 million euros, maximum. Almost like... a "microtransaction", if you will! Actually no, that's not really a fine, that's more like a "surprise collection". Now, I'm not going to say definitively that this will end the way I and many others would like, but it is likely given EA's stubbornness when fighting actual gambling laws, so I will be keeping my eyes on this story as it unfolds, and if Holland wins, I hope the UK follows suit. They're already looking into updating their own gambling laws, so if Holland does win against EA, that should be enough to convince the UK gambling commission to make their decision. Here's a link to the news so you can read it for yourselves: https://www.casino.org/news/dutch-regulator-fines-ea-e10-million-for-gambling-elements-in-fifa/#:~:text=Video%20games%20giant%20Electronic%20Arts,games%20contained%20“gambling%20elements.”