PlayStation has been ordered to refund Austrian FIFA players after a court ruled that FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) packs are a form of gambling.
As reported by Games Wirtschaft and spotted by VGC, a court in Hermagor ruled that the football game’s FUT packs violated the country’s gambling laws.
According to lawyer Ulrich Salburg, the plaintiffs – which include one minor – had allegedly “gambled away” hundreds of euros on FUT packs when the uncertain monetary value of the packs purportedly violated the Austrian Gaming Act. Consequently, the court alleged that the controversial loot boxes could be classified as “illegal gambling”.
