Your lootbox mechanics, if not the entire game, are likely designed by straight up casinos. Regulation has been way too slow to catch up to horribly exploitative market practices in this context. These studies should have happened over a decade ago, and legislation should have been passed already. Instead, we're still entertaining arguments that they don't constitute gambling at all.
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Your lootbox mechanics, if not the entire game, are likely designed by straight up casinos. Regulation has been way too slow to catch up to horribly exploitative market practices in this context. These studies should have happened over a decade ago, and legislation should have been passed already. Instead, we're still entertaining arguments that they don't constitute gambling at all.