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You Know the Odds, So Why Do You Play?
In Pennsylvania, all the talk is about the new slot machines entering the state as the first of the approved casinos open their doors. In Maine, everyone is voicing concern of last year’s revenue brought into the state by the slot machines. Ohio, even now that the elections are over, supporters of Issue 3 are wondering why the slot machines didn’t gain approval. Florida is opening the doors to it’s first casino that will allow Class III slot machines in Broward County. So with all this talk about slot machines across the United States, how come no one is asking why they aren’t winning any money? As a player, when you walk into a gaming facility it sometimes never crosses your mind that you are NOT there to make money—the odds just aren’t in your favor. If you go to play the slot machines with the assumption that you will walk away the next multi-million dollar jackpot, you may not have a realistic look at the gambling industry. The reasons states approve slot machines and gambling even though they can have negative effects on crime and citizen addictions is because they are so wildly profitable. Even though the state government only receives on average 20% to 40% of the slot machines revenue, that is still a HUGE amount of money. So when you, as a player enters a gambling facility, particularly to play games like slot machines that take no level of skill, realize that the reason you are there is to have a good time and most likely loose some cash while you're at it. Back to November News>>> Back to Recent News>>>

You Know the Odds, So Why Do You Play?

In Pennsylvania, all the talk is about the new slot machines entering the state as the first of the approved casinos open their doors. In Maine, everyone is voicing concern of last year’s revenue brought into the state by the slot machines. Ohio, even now that the elections are over, supporters of Issue 3 are wondering why the slot machines didn’t gain approval. Florida is opening the doors to it’s first casino that will allow Class III slot machines in Broward County. So with all this talk about slot machines across the United States, how come no one is asking why they aren’t winning any money?

As a player, when you walk into a gaming facility it sometimes never crosses your mind that you are NOT there to make money—the odds just aren’t in your favor. If you go to play the slot machines with the assumption that you will walk away the next multi-million dollar jackpot, you may not have a realistic look at the gambling industry.

The reasons states approve slot machines and gambling even though they can have negative effects on crime and citizen addictions is because they are so wildly profitable. Even though the state government only receives on average 20% to 40% of the slot machines revenue, that is still a HUGE amount of money.

So when you, as a player enters a gambling facility, particularly to play games like slot machines that take no level of skill, realize that the reason you are there is to have a good time and most likely loose some cash while you're at it.

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