(December 3, 2021 at 7:45 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: A hotel gives out free money for the local casino, with the catch that it has to be played at least once. My average has been around 70% of the money coming back after using it once in slots. For 20 minutes of mild fun, I get some "free" money. They are betting, of course, that it will played until gone.
Yeah, it's my understanding that poker machines are one of the most addictive forms of gambling there is. The reason seems to be that they use intermittent reinforcement. All machines are set to pay out winnings of a few dollars as you go. Most people continue playing. Eventually, the machines always win.
Poker machines are big problems here. Most pub will have perhaps a dozen or so machines. Without the poker machine profits, many local pubs would simply close. That's what I want to see. Then a lot of the money gambled would end up with local businesses.
