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  When new players learn slot-machine tricks, they avoid gambling addiction

  

  Slot machines present losses disguised as wins (LDWs) with celebratory music and flashing lights, even though players actually won less money than they bet. Researchers at the University of Waterloo found that showing inexperienced gamblers a brief educational video before they play helps make them more aware and curb false perceptions about the number of times they won. "One of the keys to gambling harm prevention is to curtail misperceptions before they become ingrained in the minds of gamblers," said Michael Dixon, professor and research director in the Gambling Research Lab at Waterloo. Earlier research from the University's Gambling Research Lab found that LDWs can also lead players to gamble for longer even when they are losing money—a symptom of gambling addiction. ...

   

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