Tony van Rooij

Lead researcher Gaming, Gambling, & Digital Balance @ (PhD). Expertise center for Digitalization and Well-being.

[Leon Xiao @LeonXiaoY]

Update on UK loot box coding 🇬🇧

70 games done; 61 with loot boxes; 87.1% prevalence rate. 🎁🎰

39 out of 61 games with loot boxes made some form of probability disclosure (63.9%). 😒

Only 6 of 61 of those games made probability disclosures for ALL loot boxes found (9.8%). 😱

[Tony van Rooij @VanRooij]

@felly500 @UnrollThread

[Prof Samantha Thomas @Doc_Samantha]

And for those interested, here is our definition of a comprehensive public health approach to gambling.

[Current Advances in Gambling Research (CAGR) @CAGRconference]

New @ZonMw research session: @shwardle and @VanRooij take us through 'Applying the gambling harms framework to the Netherlands: Developing multiple indicators to support assessment of gambling harms'. @GlaGamRes @Trimbos #CAGR2024

[Wim Voermans @wimjmvoermans]

#lobby De noodzaak voor invoering van een verplicht(end) lobbyregister wordt weer eens benadrukt (al is een verplicht lobbyregister deze zomer wéér uitgesteld/afgesteld) Gokbedrijven praatten tot het laatste moment mee over nieuwe reclameregels https://t.co/hhsr5LPdoH via @NOS

[Leon Xiao @LeonXiaoY]

China restricted under-18s’ video game time in 2019. 🇨🇳

In @NatureHumBehav, using 7 billion hours of gameplay data from an industry stakeholder, we did NOT observe a reduction in “heavy play.”

The potential effectiveness of the law is questioned. 🤔

https://t.co/vVzUYYjdgP

[Journal of Physical Activity & Health @JPAHjournal]

Is there a #physicalactivity 'prescription' for optimal mental health amongst adolescents? This study finds that the type & time of physical activity & sedentary behaviour matters, suggesting a more targeted approach to managing #mentalhealth in the youth

https://t.co/E7wHO7EqXr

[Janne Nikkinen @DocNikkinen]

.@stevesharman81 presenting at #LxAddictions22 about the problematic relationship between cryptocurrencies and #gambling @LxAddictions

[Tony van Rooij @VanRooij]

@maltoesermalte @ShuhBillSkee @dingdingpeng @rubenarslan @jivory @FaridAnvari GG wellplayed.

[GAM(e)(a)BLE @gameable_youth]

New post on our blog: Departing from the case of #diabloimmortal, @PieterjanDec reflects on the 🇧🇪 and 🇳🇱regulatory framework around #lootboxes
https://t.co/6euhK16VcZ

[Tony van Rooij @VanRooij]

@Jscheu2 @Trimbos @anouk_tuijnman @MarloesKleinjan Loterijen worden niet gezien als hoog risicovolle kansspelen binnen de wetgeving.

[Tony van Rooij @VanRooij]

Vanaf 30 juni is de inzet van rolmodellen in gokreclame volledig verboden en dient reclame met rolmodellen volledig te zijn beëindigd. Dus geen bekende mensen uit de voetbalwereld meer te zien. -https://t.co/9U6SwTHDJd #gokreclame @Trimbos @anouk_tuijnman @MarloesKleinjan

[Tony van Rooij @VanRooij]

Lootboxes zijn slechts het topje van de ijsberg. Er dient beleidsmatig grip te komen op behavioral design: het aansturen van gedrag via digitale producten. We schreven hier over: https://t.co/o4uQPFTzP1 @joix @d3mian2000 @Consumentenbond @HenriBontenbal #lootboxes

[Tony van Rooij @VanRooij]

@PieterjanDec @NadiaFeci @gameable_youth @joix @d3mian2000 seems very relevant

[Pieterjan Declerck @PieterjanDec]

@NadiaFeci Link: https://t.co/Pqww22gkjV

The report was written within the @gameable_youth project and includes chapters on:
- Children's rights
- National gambling regulation
- Video game self-regulation
- Consumer protection
- Data protection
- Audiovisual media regulation

[de Nederlandse ggz @deNLggz]

Jammer dat Ajax kiest voor een online #gokbedrijf als #sponsor. Dat staat haaks op alle inspanningen om gokverslaving tegen te gaan. Daarom doen wij een moreel appèl op Ajax: https://t.co/xZbx79CLI9

[Tony van Rooij @VanRooij]

@LeonXiaoY @davidzendle @nbballou @AddictionJrnl @SSA_Addiction Thanks for your contribution. I myself have wondered if random enemies in World of Warcraft constitute walking loot boxes sometimes :-).

[Leon Xiao @LeonXiaoY]

.@davidzendle, @nbballou et al. responded to our letter @AddictionJrnl @SSA_Addiction.

Do social casino games, by definition, contain “#LootBoxes” (or rather randomised monetisation methods)?

We REALLY need a more neutral term.

The debate continues…

https://t.co/JoDcDGPYd8