Besides, when you know that cash is going to be a gift certificate, the tendency of the player is to play down to zero. They make it convenient to lose your money. According to Texas law enforcement officials, the payout on video slots can be set by a switch on the machine. The machines might be set to pay out 60 to 70 percent of the money put in when a game room opens. But once the business is established, the machines are often set to pay out 50 percent or less, law enforcement officials said.
People get addicted quicker.
They stay and play them for a long period of time. There's no law enforcement. Players can be cheated across the board. Though the legislative debate and accompanying news coverage has raised public interest in video slots, Ms. Cox said, much of the population doesn't have strong feelings one way or the other. And they don't know what you're talking about.