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Senior psychology lecturer at Massey University Dr Aaron Drummond is calling for video gamers to be protected as addiction increases. His research has found 45 percent of games analysed meet the psychological criteria to be considered a form of gambling. He tells Kathryn Ryan gamers are spending more money on random-content loot boxes: in 2018 they generated $30 billion, it's predicted that will rise to $50 billion by 2022.
