> How does a free market self-regulate this problem? On a free market, if someone has it and someone else wants it, that's all that's needed. A truly free mark

> How does a free market self-regulate this problem? On a free market, if someone has it and someone else wants it, that's all that's needed. A truly free market can not self-regulate against gambling, drugs, child pornography, or slavery. > What is the competitive advantage of not providing chance items? Engaging on these practices isn't exactly riskless. State legislators could decide that "chance items" are, in fact "gambling". And that your company has been doing that to children. So a lot of "fun" can ensue: mass-action lawsuits, cessation of activity in a whole country, incarcelation, etc. The "competitive advantage" is that your competitors might simply become illegal.