In both physical casinos and online platforms, lights may be making us more wanting to play all-in.
1.2% of the world’s population suffers from game -related problems. Now a team of investigators has found that the blue lights, usually issued by Casino LEDs, can contribute to statistics.
“We found that light with the highest presence of blue wavelengths, often emitted by LED screens and casinos lighting, can subtly influence the way people perceive losses and gains,” says Alicia Lander, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI), at “this raises questions about questions The role of lighting in environments such as casinos or online game platforms“.
No, published in April in Scientific Reports, The investigators brought together 15 volunteers, aged 18 to 27, and asked them to complete hypothetical game challenges under different lighting conditions: some under blue enriched in blue and others in less blue light. A prize of almost 20 euros was promised.
On average, Participants were significantly less averse to loss in blue-enriched light. Meeting previous studies, men were also the ones who risked the most.
“In conditions with less blue light, people tend to feel a $ 100 loss much more intensely than a $ 100 gain – the loss just looks worse,” Lander explains.
“But in intense light and rich in blue, like that of the casinos devices, the Loss of 100 dollars does not seem so seriousso people were more willing to take the risk. ”
“In light with greater presence of blue wavelengths, people may be able to correctly assess risk and reward due to a decrease in cognitive sensitivity to loss,” says FHMRI Circadian Biologist Sean Cain. “It is possible that simply decrease blue light in casinos can help promote safer game behaviors. ”
