Assignment Task:
YouTube Video: Slot Machines: The Big Gamble
1. Summarize the video (including the major players/people in the video, topic of issue, background on each person involved, basically include enough information that your reader can get a basic understanding of what occurred in the video).
2. Do you think that the design of modern slot machines (i.e. computerized, more graphics, sounds, lights, pushing buttons to simulate playing a game) has contributed to more people becoming addicted to playing slot machines?
3. Do you feel that the ease of use of these types of machines make it easier for certain groups of people to become addicted to them?
4. What role does the gaming industry play in this issue? Are they responsible for making machines more enticing?
5. What would you do if you knew someone you love was dealing with a gambling problem?