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24/02/2025

PEGI Complaints Board Amends Classifications of 'Balatro' and 'Luck
Be A Landlord' to PEGI 12

The PEGI age ratings of two video games have recently been the
subject of appeals that were handled by the independent PEGI
Complaints Board:

The PEGI 18 rating for the game 'Balatro' has been changed to a PEGI
12 following a successful appeal submitted by publisher Sold Out
Sales & Marketing. The Complaints Board concluded that, although the
game explains the various hands of poker, the roguelike deck-building
game contained mitigating fantastical elements that warranted a PEGI
12 rating.

The PEGI 18 rating for the game Luck Be A Landlord was also changed
to a PEGI 12 following a successful appeal submitted by publisher
Fangamer. The Complaints Board reasoned that the same arguments as
above applied: although the game features a slot machine mechanic,
there were no specific transferable gambling skills and the game can
therefore be rated PEGI 12.

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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