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I feel like a portion of the slot machine income needs to go extensive therapeutic support for compulsive gamblers. Of course that would probably be gamed. Or m
by ryanjshaw 1y ago
I feel like a portion of the slot machine income needs to go extensive therapeutic support for compulsive gamblers. Of course that would probably be gamed. Or make the machines completely unprofitable.
- lupusreal 1y ago> Or make the machines completely unprofitable. That gives me an idea, maybe the slot machines operated by the government should operate at even odds so the long run expected loss, and winnings, is zero. No house cut. This might make the machines more addictive, but on the other hand once gamblers get accustomed to government machines having even odds maybe the predatory commercial machines would lose their appeal?
- claw-el 1y agoIf it is operating at even odds, would this be subsidized entertainment? As there are still operating cost required to run the machines?
- lupusreal 1y agoElectricity, upfront cost of the machine, floor space, maintenance. Probably not much in all, but not nothing.
- ryanjshaw 1y agoWouldn’t matter I think. The problem is there’ll still be people who destroy everything they have on the machine.