Addiction by Design
Gambling addiction may be an overtaking of extrinsic reward (the house always wins, after all) by intrinsic reward. Random events are always at least slightly surprising, even when their probabilities are well understood
Brian Christian • The Alignment Problem
If you’ve ever walked through a Vegas casino, you might’ve (or probably didn’t) noticed a few things.
There are no clocks, no windows—nothing to remind you of how much time (or money) you’ve lost. Slot machines keep you hooked with random rewards, flashing lights, and loud noises even when you don’t actually win. Everything is engineered to keep you... See more
There are no clocks, no windows—nothing to remind you of how much time (or money) you’ve lost. Slot machines keep you hooked with random rewards, flashing lights, and loud noises even when you don’t actually win. Everything is engineered to keep you... See more
Zack Evans • The Creator Casino
