What used to be called one-armed bandits have been computerized and upgraded to take more of gamblers’ money in a shorter amount of time. From Alex Berenson at alexberenson.substack.com:
The most addictive device ever created is being
combined with gambling, which is addictive for many people all by
itself. What could go wrong?
combined with gambling, which is addictive for many people all by
itself. What could go wrong?
(Second of two parts. For Part 1, about the radical changes in the last generation that have made slot and poker machines so much more addictive, click here.)
No one has written a compelling memoir of video gambling addiction.
No great novel or movie has described it: no Trainspotting or Requiem for a Dream or Breaking Bad or Leaving Las Vegas (about alcoholism, despite its name).
In fact, we hardly talk about slot and video poker play at all, onscreen or off, though it is the most common form of gambling and generates far more revenue than table games. The “whale” wagering a million dollars on a baccarat hand grabs our imagination (as casinos prefer). But devices produces over 80 percent of all American casino winnings, at least $70 billion a year at commercial and tribal casinos.1
I do not and never will own a cell phone (think about the meaning of cell for a moment). I never gamble and I never purchase anything on the few games I play on my I-pad. Video games cannot foster creative thought or action.
Just wait until AI gets a hold of it.
Manboons is easily outsmarted.
AI could mass email those African prince has left you millions of dollars spam?
Red State has no muh weed but is very lax regarding gambling AKA the only real reason to follow sportsball.
Reading about Trump retweeting a the only good democrat is a deceased democrat for fake news gut busting laughs.
Any society this stupid is already done.
Divide and conquer?
That way there is no challenge to the looting and anarcho-tyranny.
An old tactic as there is nothing new under the sun.
Coming soon… more 19th century oppressed/oppressor horseshit from a German bum.
Cutting edge, progressive, historic!