Watch: Asmongold responds to Texas Senator Ted Cruz answering his question on loot boxes
On stream, Zack "Asmongold" was sent a link to a video of Texas Senator Ted Cruz's podcast. He was surprised to see Senator Cruz answer a question in relation to a submission the streamer had made to his office.
The question was regarding regulating loot boxes and other in-game microtransactions. He was in disbelief as the podcast co-host and conservative political commentator Michael Knowles read his name and question out to the senator.
The Twitch streamer is a resident of the state of Texas and is thus a constituent of Republican Senator Ted Cruz. He reached out to Senator Cruz's office with regard to loot boxes in video games, arguing for stricter regulations on them. A fan of the streamer submitted a question on the senator's podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz, asking his opinion on the subject.
As podcast co-host Michael Knowles read out the question, the streamer couldn't contain his laughter that his question had actually made it to Senator Cruz.
Senator Cruz claimed that he was familiar with the topic of loot boxes in gaming, saying his understanding of the issue is that it is similar to a form of gambling that is promoted toward children. He said that he is a bit of a gamer himself and is familiar with microtransactions and loot boxes.
The Republican senator went on to declare that he isn't a fan of loot boxes and pay-to-win systems in video games but admitted that he will occasionally purchase them.
He continued, saying the difficulty surrounding the situation comes into play when you consider children who are playing these games, as they have the potential to spend large amounts of money they don't have using their parents' credit cards.
His final word on the topic was that he didn't believe it was something the federal
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