Look let's stop trying to call loot boxes gambling. That is an incorrect statement. Are they habit forming? It's likely. Are loot boxes anti consumer? Absolutely. Are loot boxes necessary? Not really. Lets call them what they are, a waste of money and an addictive way to get swindled out of your hard earned cash, but it's not gambling. Legal definition of gambling A person engages in gambling if he stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event not under his control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that he or someone else will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome. Gambling does not include bona fide business transactions valid under the law of contracts, such as the purchase or sale at a future date of securities or commodities, contracts of indemnity or guaranty and life, health or accident insurance.