Why do people get addicted to slot machines?

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enz
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17 Nov 2022, 11:43 pm

You would make far more money in a minimum wage job and how is it fun to press one button again and again

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18 Nov 2022, 12:58 am

They're designed to spike dopamine. Part of the appeal is that you lose but then sometimes win-- it's not rational at all.

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18 Nov 2022, 1:07 am

The same reason people become addicted to scratch n wins. They think they're going to win.

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18 Nov 2022, 1:15 am

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02 Dec 2022, 12:14 am

I think it's some kind of a brain dysfunction that gives people addictive personality traits.

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