PAR Sheets, Probabilities, and Slot Machine Play

Harrigan, K. A., & Dixon, M. (2009). PAR Sheets, Probabilities, and Slot Machine Play: Implications for Problem and Non-Problem Gambling. Journal of Gambling Issues, 81-110.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

2009

DOI

10.4309/jgi.2009.23.5

Link

https://doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2009.23.5

Cited from

cognitive_science

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Primes

• Counterfactual Proximity Weighting
  • The machine is engineered to maximise w(d)'s perceptual vividness — displaying near-misses far more often than chance would produce — so the proximity weight is deliberately decoupled from the true (near-zero) counterfactual probability, driving re-engagement.

    This sourceDocuments how slot machines are engineered (via reel mapping/PAR sheets) to display near-misses far more often than chance, decoupling perceived proximity from true payout probability.

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