Self regulation in any industry of that magnitude is less likely to function than prisoners guarding themselves.,(reply>), @Zuko <br><br>From a legal standpoint, I haven’t a clue but most virtual casinos I know of are for legal adults only and that it’s definitely gambling if money is involved. I’d hazard a guess that digital currency isn’t a loophole, because the likes of EA would be using it if it were. However there’s also a case to be made that the laws in place need to be adapted to the modern world, so it’s possible that the digital currency thing is a loophole but one that is easily closed,,(reply>), @Anna Bella just to further ask the question, at what point does it become gambling? Are loot boxes purchased with digital currency only? Is it fine if they can't be purchased with real currency? Is virtual poker too much?,(reply>), @Zuko <br><br>The key difference is that booster packs (the ones that are randomised) have definitive odds, such as the MtG way of doing things (a guaranteed uncommon, rare and foil), and aren’t the sole method of getting cards. You get pre-made decks and singles, so you don’t have to buy booster packs; having definitive odds limits the outcomes of cards (only so many rare cards for each set). So there’s the major difference I’m aware if and the do actually matter.<br><br>Where are the kids getting the money?<br>Parents mostly, but that’s not the issue. Kids cannot legally gamble, don’t put gambling mechanics in games for anyone under legal adult age.,(reply>), @Anna Bella Where are children getting money to gamble? It is the parents money. What is the difference between loot boxes and pokemon cards? I am just curious if we should argue for regulation there too.,(reply>), @SaintSC05 <br><br>Yes and no.<br><br>I don’t like them, however that’s a case of personal preference whereas children gambling is in fact illegal. I’m not going to argue that’s it not an adult’s right to gamble money away, but I’ll argue that you shouldn’t be letting children gamble and anyone with common sense knows this.<br><br>If they were in mature games only, then at the very least the people involved are at least supposed to be responsible adults who understand what they are doing. Yes you can argue it’s bad parenting and I’d agree with you, but let me remind you that selling alcohol and cigarettes to children is also illegal even if the parents are shitty. Parents need to parent children, however that does not cancel out that you aren’t legally allowed to let children gamble, and for a good reason. Namely to try and stop addictions at an early age.<br><br>There’s a different between letting an adult gamble, and letting child gamble.