I was in a casino recently. What is hard to ignore when you are in the slots area is the noise from the banks of machines.
What is the reason for this continuous drone from the slot machines? The pitch seems to be pretty consistent across all the machines.
Is there science behind the actual pitch? Is it chosen so as not to be too annoying? Is it supposed to draw you in and take your money?
I figure it’s about the same as the low drone coming from my computer right now. All slot machines now are computerized, and they do get hot, so there may be a fan running inside as well.
The noise and songs coming from the multi-line game machines should be more of a draw to potential players.
–viva, who has spent more time than necessary in casinos
No. This is not a humming or buzzing from the machines. It is a generated ‘clang’ or ‘ding ding ding’ which is continuous.
It’s the sound of winning, and it’s fairly hypnotic. People hear the dinging and equate it with coins being paid out, their reptilian sub-brain puts two and two together and tells them “You can win too! Go [del]gamble[/del]play!”
We’ve got someone here that’s involved with making slot machines and/or their operating software. Hopefully they’ll see this and weigh in.
I know the sound you are talking about, and what is interesting about it is that is the same in every casino. I’ve always thought that the sound would change with the theme of the casino. Why do the slots in the Luxor casino sound the same as the slots in say, the Paris casino? I suspect that changing the sound has been considered but isn’t done because there is something special about the sound.