[i]Actually[/i], a simple look at a the Merriam-Webster Dictionary will make you realize that gambling is to bet on an uncertain outcome for money or property. In a loot box's case, digital property.

There is more than one definition for many words. "play games of chance for money; bet." "take risky action in the hope of a desired result." The gambling that requires you to be 18 to participate in, that is not what this is. If we stick to the definition you provided, insurance contracts would be gambling and so would investment in the stock market, chucky cheese games, carnival games, trading cards, etc. There is a reason that none of those require an adult to participate in. There are not gambling. Vegas will never sell loot boxes.

That's because you're confusing the literal definition of gambling with the figurative definition of gambling. Here in front of you, you have a [i]real life[/i] person with a gambling addiction (meaning the OP) who, along with several other similar people who say loot box microtransactions prey on their addiction, yet you fervously continue to support a system that is rightly considered one of the deadly sins of the gaming industry and hated by many all because you probably used Dictionary.com (never use dictionary.com btw, it's garbage). I mean, you literally just confused investing with gambling. And I personally agree that loot boxes should not be available to kids (under 18) with absolutely no sense of monetary value Also, never doubt Vegas

The literal definition is what matters when it comes to law. Law first defines something, then sets restrictions to it. Loot boxes would not fall into that definition. There is a reason why you don't have to be 21 to by white wine vinegar, rubbing alcohol, or mouthwash even though each have alcohol in them. If loot boxes are gambling, the game of Destiny might as well be classified as such. You pay 60 dollars to play activities for a random virtual reward, only difference is there is a one time payment of 60 dollars. I am not supporting eververse. I said I disliked it in my orginal post. The entire purpose of the system is to make money. That DOES NOT make it gambling. How about you read my post before putting words in my mouth. I don't care how this individual spends his money and it is not mine or Bungies responsibility to deal with his gambling problem. IN ADDITION, if you beat one addiction a lot of times people turn to something else to replace it. That does not mean the thing they are replacing it is the same, whether or not it is similar. [quote] I mean, you literally just confused investing with gambling. [/quote] You need to learn to read. I am pointing out SIMILARITES with investing and gambling. I never said it WAS gambling. That is my point. If we stick to the definition you provided it could be classifed as such.

I may have misinterpreted some of the shit you've said, but you've also misinterpreted well over half the shit I've said, which is evidenced by the vast majority of of your seemingly anger filled response. So, if [i]I[/i] need to learn how to read, then [i]you[/i] definitely need to learn how read, as well be able make a point without contradicting yourself. Like I literally provided you with the literal definition of gambling and then you go on to say the my definition doesn't matter, the literal one does? The word you're looking for is the [i]legal[/i] definition of gambling. So how about you don't give someone shit for something you're doing to?

All of those are considered a "gamble" Just because there is no risk of getting "nothing" shouldn't exclude it from the definition.