> I spent a couple nights in Vegas because my 13yo was interested in seeing it. I watched what was happening in the casinos, and wondered if I was missing somet

> I spent a couple nights in Vegas because my 13yo was interested in seeing it. I watched what was happening in the casinos, and wondered if I was missing something. You were missing the dopamine hits. The highs and lows and 'drama' and 'excitement' of winning (and losing) is what people tend to go for. That's why it can become an addiction: wanting another hit. * https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-brain-gets-addicted-to-gambling/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-brain-get... * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845016/