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PEGI gives Balatro an 18+ rating for gambling imagery (files.catbox.moe)
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[โ€“] tb_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

but... Looks like they don't audit so good, if this article is evidence

That's the whole issue with it being a lobby group. It makes them a ton of money, so they are incentivised against making a rating for it because that would draw more attention/limit sales.

And that's where the whole government lobbying part comes in.

[โ€“] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Right i was just clarifying what i learned about PEGIs setup, that it seems similar to the US's ESRB. I'm a yank and didn't know before looking either