How come people get addicted to slot machines and continue to play hoping to win, if it’s obviously a game designed to make you lose (it gives you back less money than what you put in)?
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Because people fundamentally believe in luck and/or the principle of ‘this machine is due to pay out because *xyz*. Beyond that, slot machines are *built* to prey on people. All those shining lights, the sounds, all the flashing things on the screen … All of that is very carefully designed to feed players dopamine.
I worked in a casino for about 16 years. It’s pretty obvious heavy players are addicted
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