![]() Kelly Feng from Asian Family Services agrees the problem is surging. "We get parents calling us who are at crisis point because their child is gaming and they've discovered this spending lots of money on loot boxes, microtransactions, whatever it might be," Froude said. ![]() Loot boxes enable players to spend real money on digital prizes and, for some, their allure is addictive. "He would throw things and punch himself and hurt himself." "He became angry," Li told Newhsub Nation. When Li tried to stop his son, things took a dark turn. Li said his son spent "some thousands… I don't know how much". Over lockdown, Li's son began using his parents' credit card to purchase loot boxes in a game. ![]() ![]() The convergence has been harming real Kiwi families for some time and Newshub Nation spoke Li, who has seen the harm play out within his own family. "It is concerning because it serves to normalise gambling, but it can also be really problematic." ![]()
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