Apparently, a number of Konami slot machines flashed "winning jackpot symbols" for a fifth of a second every so often, purportedly giving players "subliminal messages" that would keep them chucking away coins for longer periods of time.

Konami slot machines pulled for subliminal messaging - Engadget



i'm gonna go way out on a limb here... ISN'T EVERYTHING in a casino some form of this type of subliminal messaging or psychological manipulation, from the pattern of the carpet to the lack of windows keeping you from knowing what time it is? in any case, i hardly think a couple of flashed images is the reason all the slot jockeys can't get off the stool.





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