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by the_real_sparky 1157 days ago
Better Candy Crush than slot machines?
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JakeAl 1157 days ago
Video slot machine are HUGE in senior centers. I'm still shocked at how many people actually play digital slot machines as the odds of winning posted on the machine are literally the odds of winning.
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byvirtueof 1157 days ago
My guess it's a result of the correlation between senior living, loneliness & addictive behaviours.

The role of loneliness and self-control in predicting problem gambling behaviour: https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/INFORMIT.8591559...

Social isolation and loneliness: the new geriatric giants: https://www.cfp.ca/content/66/3/176.full

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