Do casinos use “near miss” psychology in slots to keep players hooked?

[Ziskinberg]

As you've said, you need to get hooked your customers and keep them spending money on your platform.

I can admit that I’m already hooked on gambling, but to have lasted this many years in it, I’d say I’m a successful gambler in my own way as I have fun, I’m responsible, and even if I’m not profitable yet, I’m still in control. With slots though, there’s no way I’ll be profitable unless I hit a huge multiplier that could change my life.

As for those near misses, the thing is, we’re just overthinking it. Near miss or not, it’s still a loss. We just have to see it that way (only win or loss)... and forget about the rest, because dwelling on it can lead to emotional gambling.

[freedomgo]

That’s because the house always has the edge. Even with a 97% RTP and some slots paying even lower, the built-in advantage means we can never truly beat them if we play consistently. It’s by design. Slots are fun for a reason, and the crazy part is, people still call them fun even though most of us end up losing.

Sure in general that is true, but individual cases can happen. You can beat the only casino if you get out once you get very lucky. This happens very rarely, people just continue to play in most cases.

That’s why we can’t beat the casino in the long run. Even if we hit a big win, we’ll still come back and play again, and sooner or later the law of averages will kick in and we’ll lose. But even though we know that, as gamblers we still believe in luck. Since we get so much entertainment from gambling, even when we lose, we still keep coming back.

That’s the beauty of responsible gambling .. we can enjoy it for the long term, even if we lose in the long term.

[Dave1]

That’s because the house always has the edge. Even with a 97% RTP and some slots paying even lower, the built-in advantage means we can never truly beat them if we play consistently. It’s by design. Slots are fun for a reason, and the crazy part is, people still call them fun even though most of us end up losing.

Sure in general that is true, but individual cases can happen. You can beat the only casino if you get out once you get very lucky. This happens very rarely, people just continue to play in most cases.

That’s why we can’t beat the casino in the long run. Even if we hit a big win, we’ll still come back and play again, and sooner or later the law of averages will kick in and we’ll lose. But even though we know that, as gamblers we still believe in luck. Since we get so much entertainment from gambling, even when we lose, we still keep coming back.

That’s the beauty of responsible gambling .. we can enjoy it for the long term, even if we lose in the long term.

It's the law of diminishing returns, the more we play the high the chance that we are going to lose because of the house edge.

And I do agree about the responsible gambling mantra, everyone should have total control of themselves not to fall for the trick of casinos. If we made like 2x of our initial capital then get out of it.

Otherwise, like the 'near miss' psychology, if we keep on chasing it in because we have a feeling that we just need one spin in order to hit that bonus round, then it might take as long for a ride and before we knew it, we've lost everything in that slot machine.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

As for those near misses, the thing is, we’re just overthinking it. Near miss or not, it’s still a loss. We just have to see it that way (only win or loss)... and forget about the rest, because dwelling on it can lead to emotional gambling.

Yes, the near miss are still lose that we must accept but the reality is that it's this feature that is trapping some gamblers and easily making them lose self control and we can see that with differences in human, not everyone can actually have self control and control over their emotions and when they can not, it becomes easy for the games to mess with their head. Some made a statement that they can not stop having fun with gambling and still they can not also stop themselve from being fooled by the game tricks.

[giorgione]

That?s because the house always has the edge. Even with a 97% RTP and some slots paying even lower, the built-in advantage means we can never truly beat them if we play consistently. It?s by design. Slots are fun for a reason, and the crazy part is, people still call them fun even though most of us end up losing.

Sure in general that is true, but individual cases can happen. You can beat the only casino if you get out once you get very lucky. This happens very rarely, people just continue to play in most cases.

That?s why we can?t beat the casino in the long run. Even if we hit a big win, we?ll still come back and play again, and sooner or later the law of averages will kick in and we?ll lose. But even though we know that, as gamblers we still believe in luck. Since we get so much entertainment from gambling, even when we lose, we still keep coming back.

That?s the beauty of responsible gambling .. we can enjoy it for the long term, even if we lose in the long term.

It's the law of diminishing returns, the more we play the high the chance that we are going to lose because of the house edge.

And I do agree about the responsible gambling mantra, everyone should have total control of themselves not to fall for the trick of casinos. If we made like 2x of our initial capital then get out of it.

Otherwise, like the 'near miss' psychology, if we keep on chasing it in because we have a feeling that we just need one spin in order to hit that bonus round, then it might take as long for a ride and before we knew it, we've lost everything in that slot machine.

In fact, this is what leads us to create chaos. I understand that it is very difficult to win and I simply limit my bets. I cannot stay playing all day because I know that the bank will win sooner or later and take everything away from me. Until you understand that the bank always wins, you will never have the chance to win really.

[junder]

That’s why we can’t beat the casino in the long run. Even if we hit a big win, we’ll still come back and play again, and sooner or later the law of averages will kick in and we’ll lose. But even though we know that, as gamblers we still believe in luck. Since we get so much entertainment from gambling, even when we lose, we still keep coming back.

That’s the beauty of responsible gambling .. we can enjoy it for the long term, even if we lose in the long term.

The efforts casinos make can be addictive, making us want to continue gambling, whether we win or lose. Those with poor self-control are more likely to continue gambling, but those with good self-control will establish good behavior by setting limits and being disciplined in their gambling.

Enjoying gambling isn't just about winning. Some people may find it hard to enjoy gambling when they lose, even though there's a thrill, similar to watching a movie, that's the joy, even if there's nothing to gain beyond the thrill.

[Oluwa-btc]

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

It's very certain that the casinos can go extra miles in making sure that we gamblers have a way of coming back gambling and one game that seems like a bait is slots games. Usually gamblers are so excited about slots games and due to that neglecting the fact that it's more addctive and get hooked so yes casino use near misses.

[LogitechMouse]

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So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

There's no design magic whatsoever coming from the casino. It's the mindset of the gambler that makes them hooked.

Let's change the situation. This gambler doesn't have a mindset like that one you described OP. Do you think that they'll get hooked? Nah, I don't think so, and that's the reason why I always believe that the mindset of a gambler is the reason why they're getting hooked. No magic from casinos, no nothing. On the flip side though, these casinos are playing against the gamblers minds, and using psychology to let them stay. Colors, sounds, and everything. They will do everything just to let the gamblers stay, and if you're hooked already, the cycle starts.

At the end of the day, it's all about the discipline of the gambler. Also, include the self-control aspect as well because what I believe is that if the gambler knows his/her limits, he/she will not get hooked into these tactics coming from these online casinos. I guess I'm lucky that I never get hooked at all.

[sana54210]

Definitely this is a design to get us hooked and spin for more. It can still be considered as fair because we still have a chance to win even if it is only a little. That is only how casino or gambling works.

An 'almost winning' experience can be overwhelming at first but eventually we will figured the secret about it and we won't take the bait anymore. So if you ask me if what is that true reason that we glue us in our seats, that will be when we actually win and have more balance to play along. Maybe this is the ones that we can say that ' just a coincidence ' because we are lucky here and at the same time it can be a bait too for us to play for more.

[Nwada001]

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

There's nothing so special about how the slot machine works, and how near misses also appear in other types of gambling, even in sports. It's all random for slots; it just happens sometimes when you have almost exhausted your balance, which, if you don't have self-control, you can be convinced by to run another deposit to see if the next can be a win since you already got something close to winning.

[Doan9269]

Slot players will get this, sometimes that big bomb symbol drops, and you’re already thinking “this is it,” but nope… no tumble, nothing connects. Then you sit there thinking, “Damn, that was close,” and next thing you know, you’re still spinning, chasing that moment again.

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

Casinos don't have to engage much of their time on this, because they already know that in gambling, to win is more rare compared to losing which everyone can easily see as they gamble, irrespective of the game they are playing, what keeps gamblers in playing bets continuously is because of the way they have seen it being as a means of having fun, which goes along with them no matter the condition of losing or wining.

[Cryptoprincess101]

So far as i know, most casinos are very manipulative in slot games because sometimes when you are just observing the slot games without betting you will see that it will be playing so well but as soon as you stake money in it, you start experiencing losses and this near miss psychology keep bettors betting while thinking they will get the win in their next attempt but yet they still keep on losing. Another thing i observed in slot games is that they are being set at different levels secretly by the casino such that when they see that winnings are coming more often, they will change the settings to a difficult level such that many losses will be experienced in order to recover the initial winnings by bettors.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Slot players will get this, sometimes that big bomb symbol drops, and you’re already thinking “this is it,” but nope… no tumble, nothing connects. Then you sit there thinking, “Damn, that was close,” and next thing you know, you’re still spinning, chasing that moment again.

It's in moments like this that the eagerness to play more builds up, and that's the most preferred time to set up your standards and dare to not go against them. You're not always close to hitting the "bull's eye" if you don't hit it already -- anything else would only give you reasons and too many options to play on.

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

Close wins are like a neutral pattern that remains part of the game, and was created for the exact purpose which it does display. The only way the can get you to keep trying (and spending as well) is to create an illusion of the possibilities to win with further tries, but nobody wants to talk about that btw.

[Pi-network314159]

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

If you say so I wouldn't argue with you anyway because anything is possible , the casino is a business and in every business they must make sure they make profit by all means and it doesn't matter how it's going to affect customers but they are after their profit. So invariably the casino is bound to do anything including programing the casino or slot to keep players hooked. This usually creat a near miss that will make someone keep repeating and repeating untill they realize they have lost it all,  And this is the main cause of addiction.

[Ivystar5]

In an organisation especially large organisations, companies or whatsoever kind of business minded organisations they always employ emotionally intelligent individuals to make some kind of decision for them or psychological thinkers to help them vision what could be a simple trap and will seem normal for people, hence this kind of people are able to develop this kind of near miss psychology, I believe it's something close to this, it maybe false that it's just happening to you but almost everyone gets the near miss times, hence I can concluded that it might be some intentional strategy of casinos.

[famososMuertos]

Slot players will get this, sometimes that big bomb symbol drops, and you’re already thinking “this is it,” but nope… no tumble, nothing connects. Then you sit there thinking, “Damn, that was close,” and next thing you know, you’re still spinning, chasing that moment again.

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

This reverse psychology, I thought you knew that? I mean, that's the basic idea. In fact, that's why there are low, medium, and high volatility slots. No surprises here, right? So, you just spin without expecting anything in return. That's the key to slots.

[Patikno]

Slot players will get this, sometimes that big bomb symbol drops, and you’re already thinking “this is it,” but nope… no tumble, nothing connects. Then you sit there thinking, “Damn, that was close,” and next thing you know, you’re still spinning, chasing that moment again.

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

I am a slot player, and I understand what you mean. Perhaps we often experience near misses when playing slot games, and not only that, but there even seems to be a neat pattern, as if it is a good omen for the next few spins. Honestly, I used to think of such things as a lure, but after learning about the RNG system in slot games, I believe they are random and fair games, and I consider them mere coincidences. Additionally, I've had several big wins after only a few spins, so that also serves as a benchmark for me that it is all based on luck, randomness, and fairness. It is also important to note that if we are gamblers who aggressively chase wins because of these "near misses," then it could be an indication of gambling addiction. Therefore, whatever we do, it is best to set limits or control our finances and time. If we implement these limits, I'm sure we can become wise and responsible gamblers.

[qwertyup23]

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

This happens A LOT in online casinos where you play slots then you see a winning combination that missed. This will make you more hopeful thinking that you could potentially win the jackpot sooner or later.

Like you mentioned, I also do believe that they made it intentional to draw more people in. Whenever you see a near miss win or jackpot in slots, this would compel you to play more chasing that ghost in the process.

So far as i know, most casinos are very manipulative in slot games because sometimes when you are just observing the slot games without betting you will see that it will be playing so well but as soon as you stake money in it, you start experiencing losses and this near miss psychology keep bettors betting while thinking they will get the win in their next attempt but yet they still keep on losing.

In traditional slots in physical casinos, they play the "true" slots where no manipulation could happen in terms of near misses. However in modern slots where everything is electronic and digital, casino owners can potentially code these types of situations to draw more people in.

[bitbollo]

This Is a well known strategy for all gambling activities including scratch games. Also if you think there are some games that have 50% as possible outcome.
Its A or B. Its easy get fooled and think that "It was like a win..."

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Slot players will get this, sometimes that big bomb symbol drops, and you’re already thinking “this is it,” but nope… no tumble, nothing connects. Then you sit there thinking, “Damn, that was close,” and next thing you know, you’re still spinning, chasing that moment again.

So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.

You may be right and I completely agree, casinos will manipulate anything and use it against their users so long as what they did or are doing is not against the laws of the land and so.
Near-mises is a kind of phenomenon that indeed messes with our brain as gamblers, it often will give the sense or impression that winning big is very close, so the gambler keep spinning and spinning and believe that the big win is just one more spin away from hitting the bag of money.

Game providers working closely with  gambling casinos will definitely factor in the near-mises into parts and parcel of the game to not only make playing the game much more interesting, but to also ensure that those playing the game develop some really good reasons to stay hooked to the game until they either win or lose all their money.