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Hong Kong watchdog urges measures to limit in-app purchases in gambling games
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has urged authorities to improve legislation for virtual gambling games after finding they often used tactics to entice players to make in-app purchases, with one related membership costing as much as HK$2 million (US$256,000). The Consumer Council on Monday also said that all six of the games it tested failed to verify the ages of the players despite being listed online as being for adults only. The lack of safeguards left them open to minors, with one psychologist warning that young people were especially vulnerable to developing addictions. “The council is of the view that the existing [Gambling] Ordinance is not fully effective in targeting a wide range of

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