'We get reached out to quite a bit, either by kids, scared their parents will find the credit card bill, or by parents who did find the credit card bill,' he said. As paid-for features of videogames, micro-transactions have the potential for a negative psychological impact on those who purchase them. New York-based attorney Ryan Morrison, who represents developers, gamers, and others in the video game ecosystem, said he's been approached by parents and kids who have lost hundreds of dollars, and sometimes even tens of thousands of dollars, on video game wagering. Some platforms don't do much to keep out underage users, and clinicians and researchers said they're concerned about kids developing gambling habits, a Business Insider investigation found. Unikrn does give you the opportunity to earn some rewards while playing video games. Video game wagering platforms, where gamers can bet as little as $1 and as much as $500 to play strangers on 'Call of Duty,' 'Fortnite,' and other games, have exploded during the pandemic, and venture capitalists have been increasingly interested in recent years. Making money just by playing videogames is a big goal for a lot of people. In a 2012 study of more than 100 video games featuring gambling simulations, 69 of them were rated PG (8. Some kids have found a way to turn their passion for video games into profits - as well as losses - by placing bets on 'Fortnite' and other popular games on a new crop of platforms where age restrictions are lax. Gambling via mobile devices or mobile games has remained largely unregulated in Australia.

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