Is Roblox secretly designed to make kids gamble?
My 9 year old has been asking for Robux constantly and I finally looked into what he's actually spending it on. Feels like loot boxes and cosmetics where you gotta keep buying stuff hoping for rare items. Like it's literally gambling mechanics but targeted at kids. Found out he'd somehow spent money without my permission. Now I'm nervous about letting him play at all but all his friends are on there and I don't want to be that dad who completely bans it. How are you guys managing this?
Oh man, welcome to the Robux nightmare. Yeah it's basically designed exactly like a casino for kids. The whole rewards system and limited-time stuff triggers FOMO like crazy. I had to sit down with my 7 year old and literally show her where the money was going. Now she gets a set allowance for Robux and that's it.