This week I played an online free slots game at freeslots.com. I could not find the exact date that this specific website was created, nor who the developer was. However, it is an easily accessible slots simulator based on the physical game that can often be found at casinos. Slots can be played online at this website without betting any real money and there are over 30 different types of slot machines. I am assuming the target audience for slots is 18+ or 21+ depending on the exact location since the game involves gambling and the game mechanics are such that gambling/slots can become addicting to players. The complexity of actually playing the game is very low, theoretically making it possible for any age group above 4-5 to play.
“How might this game put people at risk for addiction? How does it compare to other games that use chance or probability? How does this game engage with aspects of probability, and how is randomness feeding into addiction?“
After playing many online rounds with fake money and on differently designed slot machines, I started to get a good understanding of the slot game’s mechanics.
