The black market mainly focuses on trading complete accounts rather than individual packs or their contents.”Įlectronic Arts applauded the ruling in a statement to Polygon. Further, “the tradability of the packs on the black market is relative. “The vast majority of packs are obtained by and used for game participation,” the statement added. “They are part of a game of skill and add an element of chance to the game.” The Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division, the highest court in the Netherlands, on Wednesday ruled that acquiring and opening FUT card packs was “not an isolated game” in and of itself, according to the Netherlands’ Council of State in a statement announcing the ruling (translated by Google). A Netherlands court overturned a 2020 ruling that said the card packs in EA Sports’ FIFA Ultimate Team were a form of gambling, and rescinded a €10 million fine levied for violating Dutch gambling law.
