PRINTER'S NO. 1801
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
374
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY FARNESE AND BREWSTER, MAY 30, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
MAY 30, 2018
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Urging the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to study loot boxes
and report to the Community, Economic and Recreational
Development Committee of the Senate and the Gaming Oversight
Committee of the House of Representatives its findings.
WHEREAS, Loot boxes are randomized, in-game virtual items
that are available for purchase; and
WHEREAS, The contents of loot boxes vary and many games do
not include the odds of obtaining the items; and
WHEREAS, The use of loot boxes and similar mechanisms that
provide randomized virtual items in online games or applications
have raised a number of concerns, including accessibility to
minors and lack of disclosure and transparency; and
WHEREAS, Legislatures in Hawaii and Washington have
introduced bills to address this issue and legislators from
Connecticut, North Carolina, Georgia and Minnesota have also
publicly expressed concerns; therefore be it
RESOLVED (the House of Representatives concurring), That the
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board be urged to study loot boxes
to:
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(1) identify the similarities and differences between
games containing loot boxes and games that are unlawful to
engage in this Commonwealth as gambling activities.
(2) determine the extent to which minors and individuals
with gambling addictions are vulnerable to games containing
loot boxes.
(3) determine the extent to which games containing loot
boxes disclose to players the odds of receiving each type of
virtual item that may be redeemed; and
(4) make recommendations for the regulation of or
restrictions on games containing loot boxes;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board submit a
written report containing the results of the study and
recommendations to the Community, Economic and Recreational
Development Committee of the Senate and the Gaming Oversight
Committee of the House of Representatives no later than December
31, 2018.
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