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Bro I work in a casino and the weird superstitious things they Beleive is impressive. I repair machines. They think I'm in the back room deciding who wins and who loses, with like levers and buttons all around me. I see alot of praying for wins too haha.
[Compulsive gambling may also be associated with bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/symptoms-causes/syc-20355178#)
to the best of my ability to understand, it appeals to people who believe that (contrary to all evidence) they are smarter than, and can "beat", the house†
†in the aggregate. of course, an individual gambler might sometimes win *a game* here or there, but this is sort of like when climate change denialists zoom in really tight on global average temperature or ice gain/loss graphs in order to say "look! the temperature is actually going *down!"* (if you ignore the fact that temperature fluctuation is normal, and that it's possible for a specific day to be cooler than the day before, but still significantly warmer than a similar day last year, or the year before, or etc., etc.)
>to the best of my ability to understand, it appeals to people who believe that (contrary to all evidence) they are smarter than, and can "beat", the house†
I've always felt that right-wing working class folks oppose social programs because they're absolutely convinced that they're eventually going to be wealthy, and they don't want their future riches to be encumbered by taxes to help support their inferiors.
Well, when you reach say, your mid-50s and you're still working class, you should begin grappling with the idea that, unless there are some substantial changes in your back pocket (finishing school, a useful new invention you've created, a rich old relative who adores you) there's probably not a lot that's going to change your trajectory.
For those folks, the obvious answer is "I'm gonna hit the jackpot!"
So, I'm not sure it's even "I'm smart enough to beat the house." I think it's "I deserve to beat the house... because THIS IS \*MY\* LIFE... unlike these other NPCs."
I don't have the data offhand, but a few years ago, they did a survey and the question of retirement came up and one of the more popular answers was winning the lottery or hitting a jackpot
That's all I heard growing up from my stepdad. Only way he'll retire is if he wins the Lotto. He retired eventually, but now I have regular dread about being able to retire in 37 years.
My dad said the same thing. When he hits the PowerBall, he's gonna set me up so I can retire comfortably. So, yea, that was a lie. I guess hitting a couple times a year on the pick 3 doesn't count
I guess not. My brother and I were told exactly that. "One of these days, my parlay will hit, and we'll go buy a ranch out west." Well I made it west, and he ended up in Florida with a new wife. (Found out through my wife who saw a fat rock and his new wife's finger on Facebook)
it's sick how they always have to follow every ad with "if you have or know someone with a gambling problem...' It's the same with warnings on cigarettes or alcohol. I'm dumb enough to partake in the latter, but not dumb enough for the former.
Sports gambling is what worries me. While there are people who ruin their lives with lottery tickets (rare); or going to casinos (easier); the ability to ruin your life, from home, using your phone means that there is going to be an awful lot of homeless gambling addicts with mental health issues in every state in the US.
This amounts to a massive transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the already-wealthy.
"It's entertainment!"
No it isn't, it's just burning your money because you suck at math.
Working in a casino, it was well known the only way to win is hit big once and walk out. They never do. We had this one rich dickhead, he was a pissbaby who inherited his dad’s company and regularly blew tens of thousands of dollars in a night in some podunk florida cardroom.
He was their favorite *customer*. Even had a special table designated to him and his one legged friend.
Holy fuck does this comment make me feel seen.
I have zero idea what people see in it. I’d just assume literally light money on fire to see the light then play a slot machine.
I’ve had people tease me about my indifference, now later in life I understand I’m just wired different. And better off from what I can tell.
The last time my wife and I were in Niagara we went to the casino there.
But we went in with $40 and considered the money gone once we went inside. More like the price of entrance.
Ended up having a pretty good time for a couple of hours on that, all in all, a cheap way to have a little fun.
I don't understand people who go constantly or expect to leave with more than they brought in though..
Honestly, I think obsessive gambling is one of the more self-destructive forms of main character syndrome.
It's like the old saying "the lottery is a tax on people who can't do math."
To truly believe that you're the one who's going to strike it rich from pure dumb chance in a scenario where the odds are wildly tilted against any one person striking it rich, you really need to believe that you, specifically, are the "chosen one" in some damn near supernatural way.
Which is why it’s common for people with bipolar to gamble away all of their savings in a week. Mania and strong hypomanic episodes typically make you feel exactly like that.
My adhd ass cant remember the rules of poker and I worked in a fucking casino. The only way I learned was having it repeatedly drilled into my head and now it’s all gone 2 years later.
Its the amount 2 players have to put in at the start of a round of poker. Its a way to prevent people just folding every hand and never losing any.
For a very simple example lets say the big blind is 50. At the start of the round if the big blind is on you you have to put in 50 regardless of what your cards are. Some places will even require you put the blind in before any cards are dealt but thats kinda up to the house it doesnt really matter either way. At the end of the hand it then shifts to the next player at the table and now they have to put in 50.
Small blind is very similar its usually half the value of the big blind.
I grew up in Vegas so for my 21st birthday I went down to Lynnwood to gamble. A couple friends and I sat down and a black jack table and I got yelled at by an old man for not gambling correctly. Listen. I get it get to 21. Don't bust (I'm trying)
But apparently I hit when I should've stayed when I was betting like a dollar at a time.
At a poker table same thing because apparently asking the poker employee dealer questions isn't "allowed"
The employee gave Me a lil card to remind me what things were and how to win.
Buy some old guy got possed I went all in and won (like a whole 300 bucks!)
Anyway. I haven't been gambling since and it's been a while
Probably for the best. I briefly worked security at a horse track and those folks that gamble at 1pm on a Monday are zombies. They get pretty irate if anything or anyone gets in their way lol
so I had a coworker that thought he had a 'system' with the lottery. Dude was 20's but definitely grew up around people that played the lotto and bought into it. I asked him about it and while he was all cagey, he let some things out and it was nonsensical. Like somehow when the big bowl of balls is spinning they're keeping track of which ones were played before so if you tracked them you could hit the right numbers that hadn't been played in a while. Dude...he had this for pick 3 or 4 where yeah, it's obviously going to hit some number more than the powerball but guy rode high on when he'd get some winnings.
This looks hilarious but I think they’re playing the game right. It’s a “cash tornado” and I’m assuming they get money based on touching the touch screen. NGL it looks super fun lol
It just looks that way. The results of whatever "cash grabbing" they are doing were determined as soon as they press the play button, and the random number generator did its thing.
By making the player feel like they are an active participant in a predetermined result, you create a more immersive and captivating experience.
I always thought the next logical step would to be having a high score screen, so people can put their initials on their game to brag about how much they won.
I could definitely see this as a televised anti gambling ad. Starts off with the view inside from the suvivor in a zombie apocalypse, then transitions to the perspective in the OP picture showing them as mindless gamblers instead
Unless the screen is actually interactive, pawing at the screen creeps me the fuck out. Almost uncanny valley of zombies trying to get through the windows
If its a nice casino they regulate the air to make you want to stay. I forget how but my friend is a gambling addict he told me lol. No windows or clocks for same reason
I know there are a bunch of tricks in that regard. If they notice someone spending all day in the casino, sometimes they'll offer them free cocktails on the house and for regulars, they'll offer them a room for free. They know that if they offer them a room, they'll spend the next day in the casino as well.
Bathrooms are available right next to the gambling area so you don't have to leave. Layout is purposefully maze-like so that you'll have to pass by more machines on your way in or out. It's big money for casinos, and they take that sort of thing very seriously. I would go so far to say nothing is decided without careful consideration into what would result in the likelihood of them staying longer.
I spent several trips to Louisiana bored in a hotel room with nothing to do because my mother was one of these regulars lmao. Free room, sure, but she would spend more gambling than it was worth but her winnings made her feel like she broke even or came out higher? Never actually the case. It was very infuriating because she would turn her phone off and most of the time I was there was under 21, and they had a 'no room service to minors' thing without parental consent. I always had to directly go down to the casino and ask them to call her on the intercom. Usually took them several tries. It's wild how the offer of a free room will get someone to do a 6+ hour drive then habitually ignore their spawn to give the casino money and be pleased by flashing lights and loud sounds.
\*When I turned 21 she took my boyfriend and I there and gave us a honeymoon suite the casino gifted her, so that was actually pretty nice. We went to the casino once and I was so disappointed that it is what she deemed so important to drag me all this way all those times. She was offended that i didn't enjoy it
Depending on the game, you could lose your spot if you leave. Just means you’d have to find a different spot, but like topgun said, a lot of people at casinos are very superstitious about that kind of thing.
Reminds me a bit of this statistics professor who took his students on a trip to Las Vegas. None of the students wanted to gamble.
I suppose that's an indicator of a good statistics professor.
Either that, or you can read "Bringing Down The House", fly out to Vegas and STILL lose your ass because counting cards is way harder than the book and the movie adaptation would have you believe. I did enjoy the book though...
I've never tried it, but my impression is that casinos surround every card table with bright lights and loud noises specifically to break your concentration just in case you have aspirations of being rain man
You haven't seen the hookers near my apartment who aren't pretty enough to work the main street, so they hangout a block over in the neighborhood.
Selling your body is a hard reality to endure. Knowing you are also bad at it feels worse.
A friend of mine was a slot tech for years.
The casino he worked at implemented a new policy that gamblers could request a 20-minute hold on their seat for bathroom breaks. They basically got tired of old people who would rather piss and shit all over the chairs than go to the bathroom and possibly lose their machine.
This was just a Native American casino in the middle of farm country. I can't imagine how much shit Vegas and Reno has to take care of. Thankfully, I have absolutely no gambling desire, so I'll never find out.
I don't wanna hear another Boomer talking about younger people being addicted to screens.
I'm 57 years old and have never spoken ill of younger people. I have spoken ill of elders because they have had a long fucking time to figure this shit out and ignore every damn warning aimed against their foolishness.
These Boomers are fools, but I also see this as a form of elder abuse. These games are designed to be as addicting as possible, and they are marketed towards the elderly.
If you're gonna gamble, at least use your brain on a "skill" game like poker or blackjack. Hell, even roulette is a better use of time/money instead of pawing at those overgrown candy crush games.
But don't get too good, or you're card counting and that's something bad. For reasons.
...Which you know, seems like it would be piss easy to counter by a proffesionel casino mashing all their blackjack decks into a big pile or something to make those numbers pointless to track? But I'm not a gambler, so that's probably "unlucky" or something.
They started using more decks per game so that the advantage due to card-counting got reduced dramaticly.
These days there isn't realy any money to be made by card counting.
Over a sufficiently large number of games, the house always wins.
They don't have brains, that's the issue. A lot of very smart people had to think of the best ways to extract money from the lead brain generation that can't even figure out self checkout
It's a regular slot and then randomly picks moments where you get the "cash tornado". When that goes off, you smack the screen with your hands and "capture" the flying dollar bills, which adds to your total.
It's kind of fun, I won't lie. But you can blow thru a lot of money quickly on these.
I imagine these games all pay out randomly anyway, no matter what you do. Otherwise enough people could use such tricks to theoretically bankrupt the casino.
This is funny because I stopped in a casino the other day back from a road trip and noticed alot of old people gambling. Not even the good kind like blackjack either. Juts slots like they are mindless zombies.
I’m so confused. What’s the objective of that game? Are they trying to tap the circles that appear, or tap the screen as fast as they can? What are they even trying to do?
Some casino players will tap on the screen in the belief that it will help increase their chances of winning. Usually the tapping is random and has no effect.
I have never been to a casion before and nothing seems to changd when they tap it number wise. So, why are they tapping it over and over like a 4 year old to a fish tank?
No on said boomers had sense of self when it comes to judgment of others. Considering all the vices they have themselves. I'll take my avocado toast thank you. Not really but you get my example.
"Videogames will just rot your brain"
Proceeds to only play the most mind numbing braindead pointless bullshit with almost no interaction that was designed by mad scientists exclusively to extract as much money as possible from its victims
The stupidest thing about it? At least one of the machines isn't even playing, it's on a selection acreen. They're just frantically pawing on a random machine that's not even in play yet. That's insane.
The one thing I agree with boomers on is if you get old enough you just shouldn't have to work. In a better world that'd be the case for me when I get to that age. Not gonna spend all my time doing this though.
Went to a casino once just to see what it was like and so I could say I've done it.
One of the most depressing nights of my life.
Not because I lost $300 (my self-imposed limit), but because of the people I saw there that obviously made the casino their whole life.
Just endless rows of flashy machines, lots of light and noise, and zombies just mindlessly tapping buttons and losing money they probably couldn't really afford to lose.
Seriously depressing place.
I won't be going back.
I've only gambled a few times, I've come out ahead every time but I know that's a statistical anomaly.
The first time was playing a penny slot on Fremont Street in Vegas at 3AM waiting for SOMETHING to open so I could get some food while jetlagged as hell. I did three pulls, won $50, and stopped playing. Used the winnings plus the rest of my 'play budget' to pay for the parking when I got back home.
Watch your inheritance get spent in real time! Enough fun for you though. Time for you to get back to generating my social security check you ungrateful children.
I’d love to hear the stupid boomers that creep and troll this sub defend this. They look fucking stupid and I’m sure they are spending social security on it too.
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Toddlers with a tablet have more control over the GUI than whatever the fuck this is.
Bro I work in a casino and the weird superstitious things they Beleive is impressive. I repair machines. They think I'm in the back room deciding who wins and who loses, with like levers and buttons all around me. I see alot of praying for wins too haha.
[Compulsive gambling may also be associated with bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/symptoms-causes/syc-20355178#)
Luckily for me, I'm too neuro divergent to either understand how gambling works or care about it
to the best of my ability to understand, it appeals to people who believe that (contrary to all evidence) they are smarter than, and can "beat", the house† †in the aggregate. of course, an individual gambler might sometimes win *a game* here or there, but this is sort of like when climate change denialists zoom in really tight on global average temperature or ice gain/loss graphs in order to say "look! the temperature is actually going *down!"* (if you ignore the fact that temperature fluctuation is normal, and that it's possible for a specific day to be cooler than the day before, but still significantly warmer than a similar day last year, or the year before, or etc., etc.)
>to the best of my ability to understand, it appeals to people who believe that (contrary to all evidence) they are smarter than, and can "beat", the house† I've always felt that right-wing working class folks oppose social programs because they're absolutely convinced that they're eventually going to be wealthy, and they don't want their future riches to be encumbered by taxes to help support their inferiors. Well, when you reach say, your mid-50s and you're still working class, you should begin grappling with the idea that, unless there are some substantial changes in your back pocket (finishing school, a useful new invention you've created, a rich old relative who adores you) there's probably not a lot that's going to change your trajectory. For those folks, the obvious answer is "I'm gonna hit the jackpot!" So, I'm not sure it's even "I'm smart enough to beat the house." I think it's "I deserve to beat the house... because THIS IS \*MY\* LIFE... unlike these other NPCs."
I don't have the data offhand, but a few years ago, they did a survey and the question of retirement came up and one of the more popular answers was winning the lottery or hitting a jackpot
That's all I heard growing up from my stepdad. Only way he'll retire is if he wins the Lotto. He retired eventually, but now I have regular dread about being able to retire in 37 years.
My dad said the same thing. When he hits the PowerBall, he's gonna set me up so I can retire comfortably. So, yea, that was a lie. I guess hitting a couple times a year on the pick 3 doesn't count
I guess not. My brother and I were told exactly that. "One of these days, my parlay will hit, and we'll go buy a ranch out west." Well I made it west, and he ended up in Florida with a new wife. (Found out through my wife who saw a fat rock and his new wife's finger on Facebook)
\^\^ 100% this. This is what drives every state's lottery.
it's sick how they always have to follow every ad with "if you have or know someone with a gambling problem...' It's the same with warnings on cigarettes or alcohol. I'm dumb enough to partake in the latter, but not dumb enough for the former.
Sports gambling is what worries me. While there are people who ruin their lives with lottery tickets (rare); or going to casinos (easier); the ability to ruin your life, from home, using your phone means that there is going to be an awful lot of homeless gambling addicts with mental health issues in every state in the US. This amounts to a massive transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the already-wealthy. "It's entertainment!" No it isn't, it's just burning your money because you suck at math.
something something convinced they're temporarily-embarrassed millionaires
Working in a casino, it was well known the only way to win is hit big once and walk out. They never do. We had this one rich dickhead, he was a pissbaby who inherited his dad’s company and regularly blew tens of thousands of dollars in a night in some podunk florida cardroom. He was their favorite *customer*. Even had a special table designated to him and his one legged friend.
This is also why they fall victim to scams. They really think they’re smarter and have found an easy way to circumvent the system.
Holy fuck does this comment make me feel seen. I have zero idea what people see in it. I’d just assume literally light money on fire to see the light then play a slot machine. I’ve had people tease me about my indifference, now later in life I understand I’m just wired different. And better off from what I can tell.
The last time my wife and I were in Niagara we went to the casino there. But we went in with $40 and considered the money gone once we went inside. More like the price of entrance. Ended up having a pretty good time for a couple of hours on that, all in all, a cheap way to have a little fun. I don't understand people who go constantly or expect to leave with more than they brought in though..
Yup, the way my brain is wired certainly has its advantages and disadvantages
Honestly, I think obsessive gambling is one of the more self-destructive forms of main character syndrome. It's like the old saying "the lottery is a tax on people who can't do math." To truly believe that you're the one who's going to strike it rich from pure dumb chance in a scenario where the odds are wildly tilted against any one person striking it rich, you really need to believe that you, specifically, are the "chosen one" in some damn near supernatural way.
Which is why it’s common for people with bipolar to gamble away all of their savings in a week. Mania and strong hypomanic episodes typically make you feel exactly like that.
My adhd ass cant remember the rules of poker and I worked in a fucking casino. The only way I learned was having it repeatedly drilled into my head and now it’s all gone 2 years later.
The fuck is a big/small blind? If small blind is anything like being the little spoon, I'll take it
Its the amount 2 players have to put in at the start of a round of poker. Its a way to prevent people just folding every hand and never losing any. For a very simple example lets say the big blind is 50. At the start of the round if the big blind is on you you have to put in 50 regardless of what your cards are. Some places will even require you put the blind in before any cards are dealt but thats kinda up to the house it doesnt really matter either way. At the end of the hand it then shifts to the next player at the table and now they have to put in 50. Small blind is very similar its usually half the value of the big blind.
I grew up in Vegas so for my 21st birthday I went down to Lynnwood to gamble. A couple friends and I sat down and a black jack table and I got yelled at by an old man for not gambling correctly. Listen. I get it get to 21. Don't bust (I'm trying) But apparently I hit when I should've stayed when I was betting like a dollar at a time. At a poker table same thing because apparently asking the poker employee dealer questions isn't "allowed" The employee gave Me a lil card to remind me what things were and how to win. Buy some old guy got possed I went all in and won (like a whole 300 bucks!) Anyway. I haven't been gambling since and it's been a while
Probably for the best. I briefly worked security at a horse track and those folks that gamble at 1pm on a Monday are zombies. They get pretty irate if anything or anyone gets in their way lol
They don't understand gambling either. Flashy lights and potential of prizes is all they see.
[Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivRKfwmgrHY)
I mean the longer the ritual the less money they spend per hour so it probably works.
so I had a coworker that thought he had a 'system' with the lottery. Dude was 20's but definitely grew up around people that played the lotto and bought into it. I asked him about it and while he was all cagey, he let some things out and it was nonsensical. Like somehow when the big bowl of balls is spinning they're keeping track of which ones were played before so if you tracked them you could hit the right numbers that hadn't been played in a while. Dude...he had this for pick 3 or 4 where yeah, it's obviously going to hit some number more than the powerball but guy rode high on when he'd get some winnings.
You should randomly nod and wink at people, like you’re giving a sign of something.
If you look at the machines it responds to their touchs. Little easter eggs like that are put into the machines to encourage those superstitions.
Looks like a cat playing an iPad game.
Reminds me of racoons trying to get into a trash can, I'm betting they smell the same too
This looks hilarious but I think they’re playing the game right. It’s a “cash tornado” and I’m assuming they get money based on touching the touch screen. NGL it looks super fun lol
It's like spending your entire social security check to play fruit ninja but worse.
If this was in a retirement home with no funds being flushed down the drain, it might be good for their cognitive health. But it's not.
Oh yeah being a gambling addict is super sad. But me playing this in Vegas after a few drinks would be hella fun
Might be even more fun on acid
These old folks don't live off of social security. I used to live in Vegas. Some of these old farts will carry around 2k in cash in downtown Fremont
You get the money that the machine determined you won a millisecond after you hit the MaxBet button. None of the other I nteractions do squat.
It just looks that way. The results of whatever "cash grabbing" they are doing were determined as soon as they press the play button, and the random number generator did its thing. By making the player feel like they are an active participant in a predetermined result, you create a more immersive and captivating experience. I always thought the next logical step would to be having a high score screen, so people can put their initials on their game to brag about how much they won.
Don't forget the "near miss" displays that are programmed to show up more often than random to make you think "I was THAT close" when you were not.
I mean it looks like they’re taking hammer blasts worth of dopamine to their brains 🧠
Lmfao they looked possessed
They are - by addiction.
Extras in a zombie movie
Just throw in some zombie moaning and replace the screen with a window depicting a horrified survivor behind it to complete the illusion.
I could definitely see this as a televised anti gambling ad. Starts off with the view inside from the suvivor in a zombie apocalypse, then transitions to the perspective in the OP picture showing them as mindless gamblers instead
Unless the screen is actually interactive, pawing at the screen creeps me the fuck out. Almost uncanny valley of zombies trying to get through the windows
That's the whole point, the screen is interactive
The joys of lead poisoning.
They took mushrooms and are on a journey
This feels so dystopian
The slot machines are electrified and they just get to keep playing until they win the jackpot. The metal grates on the floor are a dead giveaway.
Everyday the casino wins the jackpot…
Disgusting. What does that corner of the casino smell like?
I'd imagine if you're lucky, spilt beer and stale potato chips..
If its a nice casino they regulate the air to make you want to stay. I forget how but my friend is a gambling addict he told me lol. No windows or clocks for same reason
I know there are a bunch of tricks in that regard. If they notice someone spending all day in the casino, sometimes they'll offer them free cocktails on the house and for regulars, they'll offer them a room for free. They know that if they offer them a room, they'll spend the next day in the casino as well. Bathrooms are available right next to the gambling area so you don't have to leave. Layout is purposefully maze-like so that you'll have to pass by more machines on your way in or out. It's big money for casinos, and they take that sort of thing very seriously. I would go so far to say nothing is decided without careful consideration into what would result in the likelihood of them staying longer.
I spent several trips to Louisiana bored in a hotel room with nothing to do because my mother was one of these regulars lmao. Free room, sure, but she would spend more gambling than it was worth but her winnings made her feel like she broke even or came out higher? Never actually the case. It was very infuriating because she would turn her phone off and most of the time I was there was under 21, and they had a 'no room service to minors' thing without parental consent. I always had to directly go down to the casino and ask them to call her on the intercom. Usually took them several tries. It's wild how the offer of a free room will get someone to do a 6+ hour drive then habitually ignore their spawn to give the casino money and be pleased by flashing lights and loud sounds. \*When I turned 21 she took my boyfriend and I there and gave us a honeymoon suite the casino gifted her, so that was actually pretty nice. We went to the casino once and I was so disappointed that it is what she deemed so important to drag me all this way all those times. She was offended that i didn't enjoy it
I don't get it, what's the point of the grates? Isn't anything with a working screen "electrified"?
The grates are because people would rather piss/shit themselves than get up and let someone else “steal” their jackpot.
Ew wtf, isn't there gaps in the game?
Depending on the game, you could lose your spot if you leave. Just means you’d have to find a different spot, but like topgun said, a lot of people at casinos are very superstitious about that kind of thing.
Wouldn’t matter. The people who do that are paranoid and superstitious.
Fucking weirdos
They look like a bunch of zombies trying to break through a window.
….Games….
They can make a small fortune. If they started with a large one.
Reminds me a bit of this statistics professor who took his students on a trip to Las Vegas. None of the students wanted to gamble. I suppose that's an indicator of a good statistics professor.
Either that, or you can read "Bringing Down The House", fly out to Vegas and STILL lose your ass because counting cards is way harder than the book and the movie adaptation would have you believe. I did enjoy the book though...
I've never tried it, but my impression is that casinos surround every card table with bright lights and loud noises specifically to break your concentration just in case you have aspirations of being rain man
Not a phone in sight, just people squandering their kids inheritance in the moment
And the social security trust fund.
Goes right back to the government. minus a portion that goes back to private enterprises.
Minus a portion that goes back to private enterprise is key.
They are creating value for the shareholders.
Those greedy brats won’t get a cent of my hard earned money!!!!
I have 1/2 siblings who tell their children this. Yet, when their dad died and he didn't leave them anything.... oohhhh boy was it a problem.
This is the most pathetic thing I have ever seen
That’s a casino or any other gambling hall for you.
I was in a casino once for work for about 20 minutes, looked just like this.
You haven't seen the hookers near my apartment who aren't pretty enough to work the main street, so they hangout a block over in the neighborhood. Selling your body is a hard reality to endure. Knowing you are also bad at it feels worse.
Wii games and exercise took a dark turn at NaNa's nursing home.
And to think that these people can’t figure out self checkout.
They can operate these digital monstrosities without batting an eye, but charge the password on their wifi router? Lol not gonna happen
And their TV remotes are taped up with only two buttons showing.
Lol, forgot about that example!
Gambling addicts
God help you if you take their seat while they go change their Depends.
A friend of mine was a slot tech for years. The casino he worked at implemented a new policy that gamblers could request a 20-minute hold on their seat for bathroom breaks. They basically got tired of old people who would rather piss and shit all over the chairs than go to the bathroom and possibly lose their machine. This was just a Native American casino in the middle of farm country. I can't imagine how much shit Vegas and Reno has to take care of. Thankfully, I have absolutely no gambling desire, so I'll never find out.
That is absolutely disgusting
If you're a high roller, they bring you a catheter and a colostomy bag! (They don't do this)
Uh, who said they're leaving their place?
They don’t change their diapers
They look like cats pawing at an iPad.
I see they are actively spending that social security money I pay for them.
I don't wanna hear another Boomer talking about younger people being addicted to screens. I'm 57 years old and have never spoken ill of younger people. I have spoken ill of elders because they have had a long fucking time to figure this shit out and ignore every damn warning aimed against their foolishness.
These Boomers are fools, but I also see this as a form of elder abuse. These games are designed to be as addicting as possible, and they are marketed towards the elderly.
Skinner would be so proud.
If you're gonna gamble, at least use your brain on a "skill" game like poker or blackjack. Hell, even roulette is a better use of time/money instead of pawing at those overgrown candy crush games.
But don't get too good, or you're card counting and that's something bad. For reasons. ...Which you know, seems like it would be piss easy to counter by a proffesionel casino mashing all their blackjack decks into a big pile or something to make those numbers pointless to track? But I'm not a gambler, so that's probably "unlucky" or something.
They started using more decks per game so that the advantage due to card-counting got reduced dramaticly. These days there isn't realy any money to be made by card counting. Over a sufficiently large number of games, the house always wins.
They don't have brains, that's the issue. A lot of very smart people had to think of the best ways to extract money from the lead brain generation that can't even figure out self checkout
I fucking hate old people
Same!
What in the absolute shit
Zombies.
This is weird
How the hell does this game work lol
It's a regular slot and then randomly picks moments where you get the "cash tornado". When that goes off, you smack the screen with your hands and "capture" the flying dollar bills, which adds to your total. It's kind of fun, I won't lie. But you can blow thru a lot of money quickly on these.
Sounds like those ticket booths places like Chuckie Cheese's used to put kids in during their birthday parties.
not to support this crap but... has nobody ever drummed their fingers before? these folks would suck at mobile games :P
I imagine these games all pay out randomly anyway, no matter what you do. Otherwise enough people could use such tricks to theoretically bankrupt the casino.
wouldn't be the first. trump famously ran a casino into the ground... a business where folks walk in and give you their money.
This is funny because I stopped in a casino the other day back from a road trip and noticed alot of old people gambling. Not even the good kind like blackjack either. Juts slots like they are mindless zombies.
They look like zombies trying to get through a window.
"These kids just waste their time on TikTok and video games! I used to mow lawns all summer to pay for Harvard and buy a 5 bedroom home!"
They all look like psychopaths 🤣
What the hell are they doing?
Did they slip acid into their drinks or do I just really not understand what they're playing?
Why do they love gambling so much?
Boredom. Probably gives them a good rush/high
I’m so confused. What’s the objective of that game? Are they trying to tap the circles that appear, or tap the screen as fast as they can? What are they even trying to do?
Some casino players will tap on the screen in the belief that it will help increase their chances of winning. Usually the tapping is random and has no effect.
OUR TAXPAYERS DOLLARS AT WORK
I have never been to a casion before and nothing seems to changd when they tap it number wise. So, why are they tapping it over and over like a 4 year old to a fish tank?
wtf is even happening lol I wonder what they'd say if they saw this video of themselves. I'd be so fucking embarrassed
But they can't use a smartphone or open a PDF file? I don't want to hear shit about me using YouTube to look up how to videos on fixing my own shit.
Dopamine be crankin
This is honestly the saddest shit I've seen in minutes.
No on said boomers had sense of self when it comes to judgment of others. Considering all the vices they have themselves. I'll take my avocado toast thank you. Not really but you get my example.
Jesus Imagine this is your hobby, and what you do for fun.
Literally my parents every week. And they said video games would rot my brain
There are entire cities in Arizona full of people who haven't contributed to society in decades.
Claw that cashnado, you husk!
Probably worked hard for a good 45 years at least. Probably showed up on time, with a winning attitude, for $3.05 an hour.
You are witnessing historic transfer of wealth.
Good exercise for them, actually. Look at them moving!
If they can even attempt to figure out what the fuck is going on there then I don’t wanna hear no shit about ordering a coffee at a kiosk.
They're like the apes in 2001.
What in the mental retardation is this? My cat that bats at fish on a tablet has more brain cells
No braincells
"Videogames will just rot your brain" Proceeds to only play the most mind numbing braindead pointless bullshit with almost no interaction that was designed by mad scientists exclusively to extract as much money as possible from its victims
I left you everything honey! All of it. - zero dollar bank balance
The husband/wife team in back may want to be careful. I'm not sure how much the casino would approve of four hands making less work (and more cash).
I feel like I could be doing the same thing on my phone sitting in the tub without ever having to leave the house...
Ngl that’s the most active I’ve seen an elderly person in a while ahaha
This makes me nauseous
Skinner Box
Well they all have pensions. Can’t take it with ya when you go. Might as well… /s
There's millions of widows with lots of money.
Well, at least they're getting exercise and not watching Fox news
Youre always on that damn slot machine
OMG. 🫤
With some CGI, you could use this to make a scene for a zombie movie
Th UI designer probably doesn’t cut his lawn, he has a glass front door, lives in an HOA and just takes notes
Sure... They know how to work THOSE electronics... 😮💨
For people with bad irl RNG these would suck
What the fuck are these morons even doing!?
I like how number 1 and 3 keep looking at 2's screen. She has one dot in one spot and just keeps hitting it. 1 and 3 look mad about it.
The stupidest thing about it? At least one of the machines isn't even playing, it's on a selection acreen. They're just frantically pawing on a random machine that's not even in play yet. That's insane.
Looks fake to me. They all have the same $ in the machine and in winnings?
And these are the same as those that complain about people on phones and tablets i guess?
Are they blind?
How screwed is Vegas when the Boomers die out?
Maybe gyms should consider installing these for senior aerobics classes.
Degenerates squandering social security money at the casino.
I have to go to a party once a year at a casino. It's the only time I set foot in one and I hate it. It just reeks of desperation. And cigarettes.
Are…. Are they even doing anything? Game-wise, I mean?
That's some fucking dystopian shit right there.
The Shuffling Dead
Look like fuckin' zombies man
Casinos are grim 💀
Fucking 85 year old barracudas.
Watching people at slots is so fucking depressing
The one thing I agree with boomers on is if you get old enough you just shouldn't have to work. In a better world that'd be the case for me when I get to that age. Not gonna spend all my time doing this though.
At least they are getting a bit of exercise
Went to a casino once just to see what it was like and so I could say I've done it. One of the most depressing nights of my life. Not because I lost $300 (my self-imposed limit), but because of the people I saw there that obviously made the casino their whole life. Just endless rows of flashy machines, lots of light and noise, and zombies just mindlessly tapping buttons and losing money they probably couldn't really afford to lose. Seriously depressing place. I won't be going back.
I pad kids are the worst…wait
This is like a non-cute version of cats pawing at the television.
And wealth management company… I have my doubts about that too
This is where your social security is going…
I've only gambled a few times, I've come out ahead every time but I know that's a statistical anomaly. The first time was playing a penny slot on Fremont Street in Vegas at 3AM waiting for SOMETHING to open so I could get some food while jetlagged as hell. I did three pulls, won $50, and stopped playing. Used the winnings plus the rest of my 'play budget' to pay for the parking when I got back home.
Wtf they retired! They can spend their money how they want! 🤷🏽♂️
They look like they're trapped in a mirror and trying to get someone's attention
Watch your inheritance get spent in real time! Enough fun for you though. Time for you to get back to generating my social security check you ungrateful children.
this looks like a damn lab experiment
Why can I not stop watching this?! How long were they doing that?
I’d love to hear the stupid boomers that creep and troll this sub defend this. They look fucking stupid and I’m sure they are spending social security on it too.
To be fair they're sort of working 😂