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LVA Question of the Day - 11 SEP 2009

#1

Q: Casino managers use psychologists to subliminally direct
visitors to gamble. For example, casino-floor carpeting is
purposefully ugly and visually dissonant, which makes one want to
look up at slot machines and table games. What other
psychologically-based tricks do casinos use to persuade
unsuspecting gamblers to part with their hard-earned money, other
than the well-known practices of no clocks or windows)?

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#2

OMG, I hope they have changed the carpet by now, but (I think it was) the second floor of the Flamingo had carpet that could cause a migraine back in 1990.

It's funny, it was so bad, that I still remember -- if not exact details. (not sure what really what floor, might have been in back of casino area on 1st too)

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vpFREE Administrator" <vpfreeadmin@...> wrote:

Q: Casino managers use psychologists to subliminally direct
visitors to gamble. For example, casino-floor carpeting is
purposefully ugly and visually dissonant, which makes one want to
look up at slot machines and table games. What other
psychologically-based tricks do casinos use to persuade
unsuspecting gamblers to part with their hard-earned money, other
than the well-known practices of no clocks or windows)?

Read the answer here:

#3

I still get lost in the venetion/palazzo. and I have stayed there for more than 9 days 3 different times...

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "theprostitutionstate" <theprostitutionstate@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vpFREE Administrator" <vpfreeadmin@> wrote:
>
> Q: Casino managers use psychologists to subliminally direct
> visitors to gamble. For example, casino-floor carpeting is
> purposefully ugly and visually dissonant, which makes one want to
> look up at slot machines and table games. What other
> psychologically-based tricks do casinos use to persuade
> unsuspecting gamblers to part with their hard-earned money, other
> than the well-known practices of no clocks or windows)?
>
> Read the answer here:

OMG, I hope they have changed the carpet by now, but (I think it was) the second floor of the Flamingo had carpet that could cause a migraine back in 1990.

It's funny, it was so bad, that I still remember -- if not exact details. (not sure what really what floor, might have been in back of casino area on 1st too)

#4

Gee, I would hate to be lost for 9 days once in my life, let alone 3 different times!!!

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--- On Sun, 9/13/09, befstk <mkemp@rmi.net> wrote:

From: befstk <mkemp@rmi.net>
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: LVA Question of the Day - 11 SEP 2009
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 11:59 PM

I still get lost in the venetion/palazzo. and I have stayed there for more than 9 days 3 different times...

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups. com, "theprostitutionsta te" <theprostitutionsta te@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups. com, "vpFREE Administrator" <vpfreeadmin@ > wrote:
>
> Q: Casino managers use psychologists to subliminally direct
> visitors to gamble. For example, casino-floor carpeting is
> purposefully ugly and visually dissonant, which makes one want to
> look up at slot machines and table games. What other
> psychologically- based tricks do casinos use to persuade
> unsuspecting gamblers to part with their hard-earned money, other
> than the well-known practices of no clocks or windows)?
>
> Read the answer here:

OMG, I hope they have changed the carpet by now, but (I think it was) the second floor of the Flamingo had carpet that could cause a migraine back in 1990.

It's funny, it was so bad, that I still remember -- if not exact details. (not sure what really what floor, might have been in back of casino area on 1st too)

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#5

LOL I assure you it's a long ways from the Palazzo parking garage to the Venetian Poker room, over a 20 minutes.. and if you get up in the stores maze there is no hope whatsoever. Once I was even sober, that was worse.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, NC Wanderer <larbo929@...> wrote:

Gee, I would hate to be lost for 9 days once in my life, let alone 3 different times!!!

--- On Sun, 9/13/09, befstk <mkemp@...> wrote:

From: befstk <mkemp@...>
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: LVA Question of the Day - 11 SEP 2009
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 11:59 PM

I still get lost in the venetion/palazzo. and I have stayed there for more than 9 days 3 different times...

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups. com, "theprostitutionsta te" <theprostitutionsta te@> wrote:
>
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups. com, "vpFREE Administrator" <vpfreeadmin@ > wrote:
> >
> > Q: Casino managers use psychologists to subliminally direct
> > visitors to gamble. For example, casino-floor carpeting is
> > purposefully ugly and visually dissonant, which makes one want to
> > look up at slot machines and table games. What other
> > psychologically- based tricks do casinos use to persuade
> > unsuspecting gamblers to part with their hard-earned money, other
> > than the well-known practices of no clocks or windows)?
> >
> > Read the answer here:
>
> OMG, I hope they have changed the carpet by now, but (I think it was) the second floor of the Flamingo had carpet that could cause a migraine back in 1990.
>
> It's funny, it was so bad, that I still remember -- if not exact details. (not sure what really what floor, might have been in back of casino area on 1st too)
>

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