Seems likely to me that our governments are more interested in "getting a piece of the pie" than they are in actually "protecting consumers" when they focus on gaming loot-boxes.  They're reacting to companies making a ton of money on alleged gambling that "the government" isn't making anything on.,(reply>), That's why gambling is illegal outside of designated areas, cause the government demands a cut of everything. Hell, there was an income tax (I think) started around WW2 to pay for ther war effort. After WW2 the government kept the tax around to siphon even more money from the public.