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Board Gambling discussion
Re: Do casinos use “near miss” psychology in slots to keep players hooked?
by
libert19
on 13/08/2025, 10:28:31 UTC
Slot players will get this, sometimes that big bomb symbol drops, and you’re already thinking “this is it,” but nope… no tumble, nothing connects. Then you sit there thinking, “Damn, that was close,” and next thing you know, you’re still spinning, chasing that moment again.

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

It's not a coincidence, everything is deliberate in businesses, including casinos, to make profit of consumers, and every business employs psychological techniques, it's not a new thing but as long as it's not manipulation of outcomes it's not a problem I like to think.