Best Buy Tightens Procedure on Game Sales

The next time you go to buy a video game from retailer Best Buy, they might check your ID. The company is trying to crack down on selling Mature rated games to children.

“The policy is for violent and sexually explicit games that draw a mature or “M” rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Best Buy salespeople will be trained in how and when to check IDs, and could face dismissal if they’re found to be selling violent games to children under age 17.

Julie Tanner, Christian Brothers’ corporate advocacy coordinator, said many retailers have adopted policies that prohibit sales of mature games to minors, but Best Buy is among the first to use mystery shoppers and set up discipline for employees that violate the policy. “

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Source: Associated Press