10k over a long period is very small compared to what one can lose in a casino night, and casinos do exist.
What kind of game was your friend working on? Whales do exist but they are not the bulk of the revenue
What kind of game was your friend working on? Whales do exist but they are not the bulk of the revenue
that's a very low bar to set...
In many jurisdictions they don't. And where they do, they're often very heavily regulated.
Gambling, by regulated design, rewards 45-49% of the time.
Diablo Immortal, by comparison, is designed to reward 0% of the time.
Casinos are highly regulated. Lootbox are not in most countries. And I'm pretty sure minors can't enter a casino even with their parent's credit card...
Made videogames with paid lootboxes 18+ only, problem solved.