“Loot boxes are a virtual game of chance, but should this commonplace in-game feature now be considered real-life gambling?” – Vic Hood, Eurogamer
“There has been a debate about whether these loot boxes are in fact gambling ever since their first inception. While the ESRB may not consider them to be gambling, they unequivocally are and considering them not to be due to a technicality is a tone-deaf interpretation of their function and history…” – Matthew Perks