Pelien ikäluokituksesta Euroopassa laajalti vastaava PEGI on taipunut ja muuttanut sekä Balatron että Luck Be a Landlordin saamaa luokitusta. Uhkapelivivahteiden johdosta alkujaan K18-lätkän saaneet pelit kantavat vastaisuudessa huomattavasti höllempää PEGI 12 -merkintää.
PEGIn suunnalta kerrotaan, että tarkoituksena uhkapeliteemaisia pelejä on tarkkailla tulevaisuudessa kattavamman arviontimallin pohjalta.
”PEGI acknowledges the finding of the Complaints Board appeals panel in regards to amending the classifications of these games. The PEGI system continuously evolves in line with cultural expectations and the guidance of independent experts who support our assessment process. PEGI strives to apply ratings criteria fairly, consistently, and transparently to ensure that audiences understand the type of content that is present in games.
At this moment, any teaching or glamorisation of simulated gambling automatically leads to a PEGI 18 rating. On the basis of these appeals, the PEGI Experts Group will develop a more granular set of classification criteria to handle gambling themes and the simulation, teaching and glamorisation of gambling in different age categories, which will now include 12 but also keep 18 as an age category for games that simulate gambling typically played in casinos and betting halls.”
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