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Re:U.S. adults are spending big on video games, playing most... by majos on Thursday May 09, 2019 @03:39PM (#19871525)
Legislation already exists either restricting gambling or ensuring that it works in specific, semi-transparent ways. I'm not aware of similar restrictions on microtransactions (though I'm unfamiliar with microtransactions in general).
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Re:U.S. adults are spending big on video games, playing most... by ryandrake on Thursday May 09, 2019 @03:49PM (#19871652)
I’m not a lawyer but I don’t think it would be too much of a stretch to apply US gambling laws to pay-to-win games and loot boxes. It wouldn’t surprise me if these games have their own Black Friday [1] soon. Disclaimer: I’m not advocating for this and actually would like to see more relaxed online gaming regulations!

1: https://www.pokernews.com/news/2016/04/black-friday-five-yea...

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