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MTX should be illegal in any game with players younger than 18 imo.
Gambling as a result of any transaction that could have come from real world money should be illegal in all games. (e.g. buy our tokens and pull the wheel! or... your purchase comes with two free spins, etc.)
I don't know how unpopular this opinion is, but at this point I really believe it. Nothing good comes from this shit.
The realistic question is how would you enforce something like that, the recent push for age verification has been terrible for privacy and security.
I don't think it's unpopular, but I would be certain that none of the worst offenders would reform in any way other than utilizing legal workarounds.
The money speaks for itself. Gambling mechanics are a fantastic way to grab recurring revenue with a high growth potential, to the point of usurping the need for an initial sale for some "game models".
There are incredibly few f2p (or paid with developer hosted servers) games that are sustainable without a reliance on gambling or dark patterns, and mobile has shown us that there is no limit to how low you can go.