I completely agree -- it's exploitative and relies on parental intervention for those kids who don't know any better. As others have mentioned, these could be a

I completely agree -- it's exploitative and relies on parental intervention for those kids who don't know any better. As others have mentioned, these could be an educational opportunity, but I don't think the experiences described here are representative. My exposure to these things isn't through any free apps, but Minecraft. The biggest server by player number has 9 different types of boxes for sale from $3 for 10 [1]. Some of them guarantee a number of boxes at a high 'level' of reward - this seems like reinforcing gambling as something that is certain to be beneficial? [1] https://store.hypixel.net/ https://store.hypixel.net/