I've heard the microtransactions that are tied to lootcrates called microgambling. I like this moniker for those systems.
This is a big problem for Canadians. We have strict gambling laws in order to protect young children from their risk/reward centers of their brain from being exploited for financial gain by a faceless corp.
Now a days, it's like videogames are Fischer Price my first Gambling Addiction.
RE: Gaming Wars #2 - Microtransactions: The Death of Gaming, Pumping the Consumer Dry!? (Part 2/2)