2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-31 14:10
After a long day at work or a hard day of training, you come home hoping to relax. Many people choose their favorite TV series or long-awaited movie for relaxation….
Po-po-raised the dough
Things have changed
They began to reckon with me
Know who I am now
Po-raised the dough
The machine gave
Those who watch TV shows and movies online came across this annoying song and nobody needs to explain what it advertises.
We often see different ads for slot machines and all we can say is:
“Don't play them. They will suck you in right away.”
But people would not be people if different thoughts did not arise:
“Why not? It's a simple machine.”
Today's slot machines don't just steal money from you, they are designed to create addiction.
Interesting advertising strategy.
And here everyone has the right to say:
“Pf, do not care, I will not be addicted. Addictions develop only when there are hidden problems and you run away into the game to forget”
But, this is another common misconception.”
In the old days, there would be no dependence on the machine. The first slot machines were so simple that there was no question of beating us.
But when slot machines became computerized in the 80s, casinos realized
that more profits can be raised from avid slot machine players,
than with gamblers, so they started looking for a way
how to make it harder to beat and more exciting to play.
In old mechanical machines, the reels controlled the gears and the chances of stopping at each sign were equal for any spin.
But new machines are capable of creating hundreds of different virtual stops.
Casinos can program different odds for a single symbol,
and it will take a lot more games to win.
There are also programmed moments called" title="Image" />
Those who watch TV shows and movies online came across this annoying song and nobody needs to explain what it advertises.
We often see different ads for slot machines and all we can say is:
“Don't play them. They will suck you in right away.”
But people would not be people if different thoughts did not arise:
“Why not? It's a simple machine.”
Today's slot machines don't just steal money from you, they are designed to create addiction.
Interesting advertising strategy.
And here everyone has the right to say:
“Pf, do not care, I will not be addicted. Addictions develop only when there are hidden problems and you run away into the game to forget”
But, this is another common misconception.”
In the old days, there would be no dependence on the machine. The first slot machines were so simple that there was no question of beating us.
But when slot machines became computerized in the 80s, casinos realized
that more profits can be raised from avid slot machine players,
than with gamblers, so they started looking for a way
how to make it harder to beat and more exciting to play.
In old mechanical machines, the reels controlled the gears and the chances of stopping at each sign were equal for any spin.
But new machines are capable of creating hundreds of different virtual stops.
Casinos can program different odds for a single symbol,
and it will take a lot more games to win.
There are also programmed moments called
They look like you almost hit the jackpot and you start to think that with each new game you will be even more lucky. This time it will be different.
Yes, it will. Because things are much worse now. Most machines today
digital. They are bigger, brighter and even more attractive. So many chances of winning.
Modern slot machines are so complicated on purpose that it's hard for you to understand when you are really losing.
The most popular lie is a pseudo-win:
You paid 100 rubles, and won 50. The lights are blinking, you can hear the jingle of coins, so even though you have lost, you feel that you have won, and keep playing.
Many who play slot machines have a common phrase that they repeat:
"I will stop at any time."
You can try, but you will struggle with your own brain.
With every false win, you get a tiny dose of dopamine, a hormone that activates the brain's reward system.
Thanks to this, a person gets into the so-called "Zone".
A zone is a state where players are completely immersed in the game, and with the help of game loyalty cards, if a physical casino, not a virtual casino, the casino follows your every step to keep you in it.
I would also like to mention the casino loyalty cards:
Your loyalty card details tell the casino what games you like, how much money do you bet. More importantly, they know at what point you can despair and leave.
Some machines are so smart that they don't even interrupt your game.
When you are ready to leave, they display a bonus point.
directly to the screen.
The purpose of all this surveillance is to keep you in the zone for as long as possible.
These games are deliberately so addictive, they don't just hunt gamblers, they just create them.
I love the research that Natasha Dow Schull, an assistant professor at New York University and author of Intentional Addiction, is doing.
"The casino would be good if you believed that some are born addicted and others will never develop this problem." - a quote from the book.
But according to a 2002 study, avid slot gamblers become addicted 3-4 times faster than other gamblers, even if they haven't had the problem before.
I have met people whose lives have been broken by these machines. Someone got divorced, someone went bankrupt, went to jail, or even committed suicide.
It's horrible.
But casinos want us to play responsibly. This is how they try
put the blame on you. But all the warning labels are nothing compared to the mighty attractive colossus, and the casino has no incentive.
protect your customers, because the machines
bring in a lot of money.
More than 85% of income
casinos receive from slot machines, and numerous studies have shown
that from 30 to 60% of income from casino games is brought by gamblers.
Addictive casinos make money from gamblers
which they also created.
Automata are deliberately addictive.
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