Both decisions have divided opinion within a nuanced argument. In 2020, Holland fined EA 10 million euros for violating the gambling act in the country.
Belgian MPs declared that in-game purchases where the player does not know the contents until after buying it would be banned for users under 18. In 2018, Belgium banned loot boxes, classing them as gambling, ironically with the release of Star Wars Battlefront II, an EA published game.
