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Re:What goes wrong in the brain chemistry of a gambling addict? by tomjen3 on Thursday September 15, 2016 @04:01PM (#12509347)
I work for an online casino (you can dig my profile and find the link), addicts are definitely not rational. Every single machine we offer lists in its game rules the average payout percentage (I know because I read or wrote all of them), yet some people (not necessarily our customers) risk everything trying to "win-back" what they have lost.

So not rational.

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Re:What goes wrong in the brain chemistry of a gambling addict? by ythl on Thursday September 15, 2016 @04:57PM (#12509748)
Putting win percentages on gambling games is about as effective as putting lung cancer warnings on cigarettes.

Casinos don't care that they ruin some people, just like big tobacco doesn't care if most of their customers eventually die from their product, so long as the money changes hands first.

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