[mfashby]

> Playing the game is a voluntary action taken by an individual, just like going to a casino.

The same argument can be made for other regulated activities like drinking alcohol or smoking (whether you agree or not, that's how it is in a lot of places today). Those are voluntary activities too.

> whereas it doesn't have negative effects to society

Addiction _does_ have negative effects on society, which is why these rules get introduced. It looks like this ban [1] is enforcement of gambling laws, because the loot is transferrable it's deemed to have value. I'm curious in this case to know how much of an impact banning these particular games actually has though.

[1] https://www.thegamer.com/netherlands-loot-box-ban/

edit; haha, lots of people spotted this same argument.