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PEGI gives balatro an 18+ rating (x.com)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (56 children)

I put this in the other post too. This is literally their description on steam.

Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds. Earn enough chips to beat devious blinds, all while uncovering hidden bonus hands and decks as you progress. You’re going to need every edge you can get in order to reach the boss blind, beat the final ante and secure victory.

Combined with playing actual poker hands, yeah that's going to get tagged for gambling. They knew what they were doing and this performative outrage is a viral marketing campaign.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (14 children)

Performative gambling is in no way worse than real gambling. If every other lootbox game got 18+ you would be completely right, but we need to look at the context for this.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's not performative gambling. It's not any kind of gambling.

Gambling by definition requires making a wager that you risk losing. That literally does not exist in Balatro. There are no wagers at all, not even for fake currency/points.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Ffs, I completely forgot about that. I played it when it came out.

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