Gaming Machine Design

The world-wide development of gaming machines has
seen a large number of machine characteristics
become an inherent part of gaming machine play. This
book undertakes an examination of the relationship
between the structural characteristics of gaming
machines and player expenditure patterns. The book
highlights original research that utilises player
data from over 1000 Australian slot machines. The
results suggest that both measures of expenditure
examined, stake size and net profit, are related to
machine characteristics. This finding provides a
foundation for the discussion of individual player
behaviour encompassing both learning and cognitive
explanations of behaviour. A second study examines
the expenditure patterns of over 500 individual
players on Australian slot machines. The results
indicated that certain slot machine characteristics
are related to the amount staked, but not directly
to the player's net loss. These results are
discussed in the context of popular psychological
explanations of human behaviour.

Autorentext

John Haw completed his PhD at the University of Western Sydney, Australia under the supervision of Prof. Mark Dickerson. He has since continued to study gambling behaviour and has published his findings in academic journals. He presents his work at international conferences, community forums and industry events.

Klappentext

The world-wide development of gaming machines has seen a large number of machine characteristics become an inherent part of gaming machine play. This book undertakes an examination of the relationship between the structural characteristics of gaming machines and player expenditure patterns. The book highlights original research that utilises player data from over 1000 Australian slot machines. The results suggest that both measures of expenditure examined, stake size and net profit, are related to machine characteristics. This finding provides a foundation for the discussion of individual player behaviour encompassing both learning and cognitive explanations of behaviour. A second study examines the expenditure patterns of over 500 individual players on Australian slot machines. The results indicated that certain slot machine characteristics are related to the amount staked, but not directly to the player's net loss. These results are discussed in the context of popular psychological explanations of human behaviour.