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    ROBOT CONGRESS - 52 - Are Loot Boxes Gambling (Ft. Marc Whipple)

    ROBOT CONGRESS - 52 - Are Loot Boxes Gambling (Ft. Marc Whipple)

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    ROBOT CONGRESS - 52 - Are Loot Boxes Gambling (Ft. Marc Whipple)

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    Length:
    51 minutes
    Released:
    Oct 24, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Shadow of Mordor says I can pay more money to possibly get a cool orc! I just spent a tenth of my paycheck trying to get the Halloween Zenyatta skin and came up with two Mercys and a Roadhog! Why is this even allowed?We talk with attorney Marc Whipple about loot boxes, the ESRB, gambling in gaming, and if the end is nigh!Squarespace! Use it with coupon code ROBOT to get 10% off and support the show!
    Released:
    Oct 24, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Ryan Morrison, better known on Reddit and the internet as "Video Game Attorney," and co-hosts Austin Hoffman and Ali Rothman, take a hard look at how the law will react to the fast growth in technology. Will we need consent to sleep with a robot? Will our organs be government property? Come in and find out.