Re:Sega sued for ‘rigged’ arcade machine
by Y_Y on Thursday July 15, 2021 @03:02AM
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I think some people (especially kids) do assume they're fair, and nobody around is inclined to disabuse them of that notion.
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The parents/guardians?
How would they know? I'm a parent, I didn't know until this thread. It's not like the arcade tells you that.
Just worldly experience, and observation that approximately nobody wins anything ever while approximately everybody has an Oooh so close catch?
Re:Sega sued for ‘rigged’ arcade machine
by technothrasher on Thursday July 15, 2021 @06:38AM
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Even with a parent, the draw is just too attractive for kids. I tried desperately to explain to my kid that these games were rigged against him. He didn't believe me, didn't care, told me all his friends said they won, got angry at me for trying to take away his fun... He gets it now at 15, but at 6 there was no convincing him.
At least the carnival midway games these days have mostly switched from rigged against the kids to everybody wins a crappy prize. But these arcade game types are straight up gambling for children.