I live were gambling machines can be in restaurants and bars. Saddest thing I saw was the 10 year daughter of a nice restaurant taking part. It was one of the owner's daughter play pull-tabs. She didn't even discourage it or try to teach her daughter how you loose in the long run.

> And it really saddens me to see American children being introduced to gambling at a younger and younger age via things like loot boxes, blind boxes, and trading card game speculation.

I wonder if that makes them more or less vulnerable later in life. Are lootboxes a vaccine or a devastating childhood infection?

As normalized as it's become, I think it's more an issue of desensitization than potential "vaccination"

But people being sensitive to gambling mechanics is exactly what puts them in trouble.