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I hadn’t really considered how much environmental waste those tickets produced. Would reusable coins be cheaper and better for the environment? When casinos ga

I hadn’t really considered how much environmental waste those tickets produced. Would reusable coins be cheaper and better for the environment? When casinos gave up coins in the slot machines I think they did themself a disservice. The noise and excitement from dropping coins and the feeling of having a bucket full of them was an important part of the experience. I wonder if patrons of Chuck E. Cheese will care. I certainly enjoyed carrying around a bucket of tickets when I was a kid. And enjoyed seeing what other people were winning. E-points sounds less fun to me...

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bdcravens 6y ago
I think today's kids are used to the epoints/reward paradigm.
kyleee 6y ago
Agreed, but maybe the bias of liking the "waterfall of metal coins" is just sentimentality. I'd like to see some studies comparing physical coins to electronic rewards. I get a sense that the vice industries (gambling, porn) are often a bit more consevative with changes and/or data driven in their decisions, so I suspect they have some interesting data on how people react to coin rewards vs. electronic rewards. I'll bet their data says the various electronic versions earn them more money
- dylan604 6y ago
  If you're a kid that has grown up with electronic devices your entire life, e-rewards are what is normal to you. This is the target audience of Chuck E. Cheese. If you're an old fart that can remember living without electronic devices, then you'll probably have a natural affinity to a more physical type of reward. You might even be able to remember going outside to play.
mbreese 6y ago
Last time I was there with kids (which was a few years ago now), they had already started to migrate away from rolls of tickets for some games. Instead, you got a receipt-like printout that represented a certain number of "tickets". So, instead of getting 42 tickets, you'd have a receipt with a barcode that said "42 tickets". It's all very similar to casino slot machines with their receipts. While this doesn't quite have the satisfaction of tubs of tickets, it is significantly easier to manage for the parents. And it makes it more possible to save tickets from multiple trips for larger prizes, should your kids possess the appreciation for delayed gratification (mine never did at that age). But I will say this -- I don't think my kids or their friends had less fun with the transition away from individual tickets.
- srtjstjsj 6y ago
  Fun is all about manipulating expectations. No modality is inherently fun. Today's youth are trained to appreciate digital points as yesteryear's children appreciated coins and tickets.
spicybright 6y ago
Are the tickets not just paper and ink though? Paper is very sustainable and recyclable as far as I'm aware.

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bdcravens 6y ago

I think today's kids are used to the epoints/reward paradigm.

kyleee 6y ago

Agreed, but maybe the bias of liking the "waterfall of metal coins" is just sentimentality. I'd like to see some studies comparing physical coins to electronic rewards. I get a sense that the vice industries (gambling, porn) are often a bit more consevative with changes and/or data driven in their decisions, so I suspect they have some interesting data on how people react to coin rewards vs. electronic rewards. I'll bet their data says the various electronic versions earn them more money

dylan604 6y ago
If you're a kid that has grown up with electronic devices your entire life, e-rewards are what is normal to you. This is the target audience of Chuck E. Cheese. If you're an old fart that can remember living without electronic devices, then you'll probably have a natural affinity to a more physical type of reward. You might even be able to remember going outside to play.

mbreese 6y ago

Last time I was there with kids (which was a few years ago now), they had already started to migrate away from rolls of tickets for some games. Instead, you got a receipt-like printout that represented a certain number of "tickets". So, instead of getting 42 tickets, you'd have a receipt with a barcode that said "42 tickets". It's all very similar to casino slot machines with their receipts. While this doesn't quite have the satisfaction of tubs of tickets, it is significantly easier to manage for the parents. And it makes it more possible to save tickets from multiple trips for larger prizes, should your kids possess the appreciation for delayed gratification (mine never did at that age). But I will say this -- I don't think my kids or their friends had less fun with the transition away from individual tickets.

srtjstjsj 6y ago
Fun is all about manipulating expectations. No modality is inherently fun. Today's youth are trained to appreciate digital points as yesteryear's children appreciated coins and tickets.

spicybright 6y ago

Are the tickets not just paper and ink though? Paper is very sustainable and recyclable as far as I'm aware.