Electronic Arts on kovin ihastunut myymään uhkapelien konsteja hyödyntäviä loot-laatikoita peleissään. Firmalla on tämän vuoksi ollut jo hieman ongelmiakin joissakin maissa, kun moiset konstit onkin julistettu uhkapelilainsäädännön piiriin kuuluviksi.
Game Purin raportin mukaan Englannin hallituksen kuultavaksi saapunut Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs Kerry Hopkins on kuitenkin ratkaissut asian toteamalla, etteivät loot-laatikot ole loot-laatikoita, vaan "yllätysmekaniikkoja" (Surprise Mechanics).
Scottish National Partyn Brendan O'Hara tiedusteli loot-laatikoiden eettisyydestä seuraavaa.
"You may not believe you have a legal duty or care, but I think you'll agree that a company like yourselves should have a code of ethics, and we've heard a lot of evidence in this committee that loot boxes are closely linked to a problem with gambling, particularly amongst adolescents. Can I ask you if you consider loot boxes to be an ethical feature of your games?"
Johon Kerry Hopkins vastasi vetoamalla yllätysmekaniikoihin.
"If you go to a store that sells a lot of toys, and you do a search for surprise toys, you will find that this is something that people enjoy. People enjoy surprises. We do think the way we have implemented these kind of mechanics in FIFA Ultimate team and our packs, is actually quite ethical and quite fun and enjoyable to people."
"We agree with the UK Gambling Commission, the Australian Gambling Commission and many other Gambling Commissions that they aren't gambling, and we disagree that there's evidence that it leads to gambling, and instead we think that it's like many other products that people enjoy in a very healthy way and like the element of surprise."