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Most of the bigger gaming providers employ Psychologists as far as I understand it. Their roll is to highlight how best to catch the attention of a play to their slot as well as how to keep them playing the game for as long as possible as well as to have them come back to the slot again and again.
I would presume that the best place to look during any audit of a slot and the potential harm it could cause would be by looking at the Psychologists recommendations? (see the UKGC's diktats on Jack and the beanstalk etc)
But then again judging by the monumental fuck ups that those at the UKGC have made over recent years they are probably not that smart
As someone that works for one of the biggest gaming companies, I can promise you we don't employ psychologists that I am aware of, and in my role, I would likely be aware of them. Though there is of course an element of psychology in my job, I am not a psychologist - I am just someone who gambles, knows what makes gamblers tick (I think!) and uses this experience to make good games (or try to)