There are slot machine mechanics in tons of videogames that dont have 18+ ratings because they don't cost real money to play Hell, the very first Pokemon games

There are slot machine mechanics in tons of videogames that dont have 18+ ratings because they don't cost real money to play Hell, the very first Pokemon games on the Gameboy 30 years ago had slot machines. Should those have had 18+ ratings? Surely not. That would be absurd.