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GamCare Charity Publishes Parental Guidance on Gaming Safety

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September 25, 2020

Niji Narayan

GamCare Charity Publishes Parental Guidance on Gaming Safety

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Leading responsible gambling charity GamCare has published new parental guidance on gaming safety.

The charity has provided its recommendation to parents, having consulted research undertaken by the Universities of Newcastle and Loughborough, with regards to changing gaming experiences.

GamCare acknowledged that loot boxes has become a prominent subject matter for parents, regulators and its researchers in particular with regards to protecting young audiences from compulsive gaming habits.

“The young people who spoke to researchers as part of this project described disappointment, frustration, anger and regret at their loot box purchases, yet they were still driven to purchase again,” GamCare said in its statement.

The safety measures recommended by GamCare to parents and guardians include:

Disabling pop-ups within games
Enabling in-app and on-device parental controls
Setting passwords for in-game purchases
Restricting and /or disabling in-app purchases
Setting boundaries – for example a monthly spending limit, as well as a time limit per day for gaming.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.