It takes over 540k$ to max out your Diablo immortal character, not 100k$

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A kid can't show up in a casino and pull the lever of a lame slot machine, but is able to download many apps designed to be digital versions of crack.

I wonder if this trend will ever end. Governments don't seem to care, most gamers don't seem to care.

Indeed.

I liked this GDC talk from Andrew Przybylski, about video game addiction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVwu4RDChsY

He discusses that it's worth understanding how these bad behaviours work. He argues that it's better that people who like games get ahead of the bad behaviour; the risk of letting it fester is a big backlash that throws the baby out with the bathwater.

You think capitalism will end? Why would this be a government thing unless you want capitalism regulated.

Capitalism is regulated in most places. I can't think of any country that has unregulated capitalism.

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