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How Slot Machines Use Psychology And Design To Keep You Coming Back
Anyone who has ever walked into a casino has felt the lure of the slot machine. The bright lights, inviting little stools, and the promise of hitting the elusive jackpot are ever-present. It’s hard to avoid, no matter what logic tells you about the terrible odds. This Cool Hunting video shows just how involved the development of those enticing machines can be.
Vegas Casinos Connected By Zipline Sounds Like An Ocean’s 14 Stunt
Las Vegas can be an exhausting place to explore on foot. So in a slightly misguided attempt to make it easier for patrons to get between its casinos, MGM Resorts International is planning to string up zip lines between the Luxor and Excalibur.
Bestmodo: Six Toolkits For Cultured Types
Gizmodo’s toolkit column highlights the latest (and strangest) gadgets on a particular theme. Today we serve up a classy best of collection: tools to help hit the casino and horse races, trim your movember moustache, play golf, write that novel and survive your summer holiday.
Ugly Carpets Of Vegas Are Clever Social Engineering At Work
Something this horrific can’t possibly be an accident. I mean, it takes a genius to come up with something so offensive to the eye. Sure enough, the insanely appalling carpets that adorn Vegas casinos are designed to keep you gambling.
Terminators Are Real, Weak Against Tasers
In quite possibly the funniest story I’ve heard all year, 19 year old Sean Stanley Smith was arrested for indecent exposure and resisting a police officer after he entered a casino buck naked claiming to be a Terminator sent from the future.























