Gambling site targeting teens and promoted by Ah Boys To Men actor blocked

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A mystery box website offering electronic gadgets, fashion wear and beauty products as prizes has been blocked here after a Singaporean actor promoted it on YouTube. Drakemall, a virtual mystery box website headquartered in Ireland, was promoted by Ah Boys To Men actor...

He also takes users through the sign-up process, encouraging them to use the referral code with his name for extra perks.

"When I was approached by the client, he mentioned that it's a mystery box game and that was also what it seemed like to me," he said. "Online lotteries and sale of 'mystery boxes' online - being games of chance that involve money or items that have monetary value, and are conducted through remote communications - fall within the definition of remote gambling," he said.

A month later, TNP reported that"game shows" with a similar concept were thriving online despite also flouting the law as they were essentially remote gambling services. She said some of these teenagers may have just a few dollars a day for food, but they might risk that money on the promise that they could win something valuable.

Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)

 

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