Didn't Grant say at one point that we don't have poker and other casino games in Sims 4 because today's young people don't gamble? And the same goes for other things from previous games like print/deliverable newspapers and landline phones.

I have been wondering though, why don't we have longer hairs in the Sims 4? There's that one from the university pack, but other than that most "longer" hair only reaches below the shoulders. There's the illusion of long hair with ponytails and updos, but it's something they did so much better in The Sims 3.

I know the loot box machines ( disguised as vending machines) in Snowy Escape are not casino-ish, but there is gambling in the game. For the time being, the loot that comes from said machines doesn't cost real money.