Secrets of Casino to Make You Bet More, what do you think?
By abukaka
@abukaka (40)
Malaysia
December 15, 2006 10:55am CST
Today doing my daily surfing on the internet I’ve found this very interesting article that explains how, and what Casinos do to make people bet more and more. No wonder some people don?t know when to stop.
These are the tricks:
1) There are no windows in Casino. Gamblers have no idea whether it?s light or dark or sunny or rainy outside.
2) There are no clocks in Casino. Dealers are forbidden from wearing watches. Time becomes meaningless.
3) There?s intentionally poor navigation in Casino. They are built like mazes meaning it?s usually tough to find a way out.
4) There?s a constant barrage of noises in Casino. Slot machines spin, games ding and dong, coins hit metal, there?s the pitter patter of the people running the games, etc. Many of these sounds, like the ringing of the slots, is there to give you a false sense of hope (?If all of those bells are ringing, somebody must be winning!?).
5) Loose slot machines in Casino ? ones that pay out more often ? are placed near highly trafficked areas (e.g. the aisles, change booth, restaurants, etc.) so more people witness winners.
After reading these facts, I tried to recall how was a casino looks like, and it does seems to match. What do you think?
1 response
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
15 Dec 06
This sounds quite convincing to me.
I have not been in a casino for a long while, but the description could easily fit the parts that I remember. I certainly remember the artificial lighting, because it was always odd to enter the sunlight when leaving a casino.