@The goat
Probably right m8. Its just that damn roullette in the bookies imo that is the main culprit. Like watching a particular infamous guy on youtube who would , every single video that id seen,, without fail, when about to leave use the words "last spin then im off" anything from 4 to 30 times per session every single spin in a row until actually leaving. It was sad to see, and the way he'd justify each extra spin.
If he won a bit then he would usually use the excuse of 'well im over 200 now so ill bet xxx and leave with 200 if it misses" , if it didnt win it would be the 'one more spin' again (quite often bigger bets to recover what he just lost) with the qaulity reasoning being that the 3rd section must surely be dropping in now since its missed so many times. The rush of constantly swinging up and down and the speed you can keep buying those rushes would be hard to walk from for some who get used to it... until the inevitable.. he'd smash 4 figures which will pay for the next time, or go home broke.
The slots are a crock of shit indeed and never seen 1 quid from me either, but they dont provide that consistant rush of huge swings that big bets in quick succession on roullette does without betting those 10-50quid mega spins bets. Yeah you can get painfully addicted and ruin lives Sure, at 2 quid a spin, but its not as easy to accomplish. Generally the player is chasing one big hit, one big rush. If it doesnt come quickly on 50 quid bets, thats expensive. And the return being only 10x the initial bet anyway.
And of course, you can always find a b&m and spin your balls away quicker for that quick constant fix, but not usually within 300 yards of pretty much wherever you are standing while in lot of towns. Constant temptation, which a true addict to the game in question may give in to and start to persuade himself by thinking 'ah fookit ill just do one tenner mayge ii can get breakfast paid for' .
Obv, a degen gambler is going to do anything to get that fix if they are always looking to gamble. But the constant addictive rushes every spin on high stakes fobts gives is hard to replace.
I knew a guy, a friend of a friend that would come with us to poker tournaments occasionally, who would take his fortnightly giro to the casino and do it on roullette within 5-30mins usually. His entire conversation in the car was of roullette. And if standing near the table, he would not for one second stop talking about the wheel and how he knew roughly what section the ball would land. I went with our shared friend to a few poker tourneys and eqch time he joined, he had alot to say, but he never once spoke of anything other than that game.
There is just something very dangerous about it being available everywhere imo, coming from a fruit gambler for 30 years its scary and sobering watching how some people act when addicted to that particular game. It made me check myself regarding fruit machines ages ago and swear to never touch roullette in fear of some peoples addictioj to it that ive witnessed.
I dont like the fact it is available so easily near places people always visit if they step out of the house. Making it easy for the next person to become addicted.
Sorry, one of those essays again! Am i right, maybe not. Do i have a point, probably lost somewhere ages ago. Am i tired as fook, hell yeah !
Edit. (And you thought it was over!?)
I do know one degen gambler who would do as you say goat, find any way to gamble. I think roulette in bookies was what took him to the next level to. It got to the point he would take his grandmothers bankcard to the casino and play multiple games. Withdrawing from the casino.
Surely he must of known at some point she will see 50x withdrawals from a b&m casino on her statement after wondering where her money was going. Some 5-10k worth if i remember correctly. Got done for fraud after she pressed charges and the family kicked him out, he was homeless sleeping in a hospital a&e chair last time i spoke to him. at the age of roughly 20-25.
So yeah, those gamblers will always find a way. He did go to GA after though, probably part of his requirement once being convicted of fraud.
Its just well as we know, near misses get people addicted. Slots are designed in that way to an extent. But for the true roullette addict every spin is usually delivering a rush with a near miss or win since its hard for the ball not to 'nearly land in a chosen number' and so imo its easier for people to get hooked, and much harder of a game once addicted to walk away from.
Maybe i should have just said i hate roulette and leave it there.. lol.
Online you can lose all semblance of the value of money; it’s just a series of numbers but handing that last 10 quid note over for quid coins really took effort 
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