Just wanted to add my 2 cents as I am a Betting Shop Manager.
These machines are good and bad, I see both sides. For some reason since I started watching the Bandit, online slots are way more profitable in the long run due to uncapped bonuses whereas the FOBT are capped at $500 max, I have tried online slots, been burnt a few times however I definitely prefer them to in shop.
The guy you are referring to, and I don’t know the shop etc, is probably a ‘regular roulette spinner’ and the cashier is probably well aware that some days on these machines he will win £2-3k playing £100 spins or some days he will lose that easily, as you say he seemed to know the staff member. Unfortunately that’s the reality, what someone wins one day they will normally be in the next to’have a go’ which leads to some form of loss.
The machines, unlike what the press would have you believe, are fair. Some weeks we pay out more than goes in, the problem is that adults can’t control themselves and don’t know when to stop – my philosophy is if you are in for £1k on them you aren’t really going to get close to that back without being extremely lucky.
£50 slot stakes are stupid!
They are what they are. Now with the government taking roulette off of them come October I believe we are going to see more people move to online roulette, we will still have all slot games. On the whole this is way worse than the FOBT, no maximum spin and most importantly when you are having a bad session there is no-one to talk to. I have had friends who have emptied whole bank accounts because no one gave them a reality check, online operators will never do that, infact when I was having a particulary bad session on roulette, I had a pop-up telling me if I deposited again I would get a bonus!!!
If you have any questions I will answer them as honestly as I can
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