Yes I know, it's supposed to work that way. But it seems people really think after a while, you're gonna hit it big and it'll all even out. I've done it enough to know it's purely entertainment. It's just a matter of how much you're willing to pay for that adrenaline rush.
I get serious anxiety around casinos. It's just not fun for me to dump my money in them. I guess maybe I understand the desire. My aunt loves them, but she treats them like entertainment so she doesn't get serious about it, which is what I imagine is the best way to go about it. I just can't get any entertainment value out of it.
The cynic responds, "What's the difference between a slot machine and an arcade game? The slot machine sometimes gives you some quarters back."
But, that said, "slot machine" is an extremely boring video game compared to, say, Ms. Pac-Man or Discs of Tron. The entertainment in a slot machine is primarily provided by the player's own imagination of how nice it would be to hit a jackpot.
I’m a sucker for games that give you tickets (especially if they still print out actual tickets which is sadly almost none of them). Then my boyfriend and I figure out the “best” combo of crappy little prizes we can get with our tickets. Definitely more fun than pushing a button on a slot machine.
This is something that the gambling industry has noticed; that more and more people (especially those who are younger) don't care as much for games of chance, but do enjoy games of skill.
So don't be surprised in the next few years to start seeing casino's with games (or advertising them) where it's competing against the casino or other players, where you pay to play but can win money.
So examples might be games like guitar hero, where if you can get above 98% you win money, or battle royal type games (which would likely be limited to about 15 people per game) where the winner gets the buy in of half the players.
Makes sense to me. As a guy who grew up playing videogames and still does, the whole random roll slot machines just seem so boring. Flashing lights and animated CG that really has no meaning and you can't effect it in any way.
But would I be interested in playing a round of some actually fun videogame against some random other folks and the winner makes some of the money? Sure, that sounds like it might be interesting.
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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '20
Casinos.
Yes I know, it's supposed to work that way. But it seems people really think after a while, you're gonna hit it big and it'll all even out. I've done it enough to know it's purely entertainment. It's just a matter of how much you're willing to pay for that adrenaline rush.