A subject that is often talked about on this forum is the popularity of slot games and slot machines. It is pretty well known that slot games are the most popular at both land-based and online casinos. I found a great article which explains where slot machines are the most popular and you can read it here.
According to the article, the regions where slot machines are the most popular are:
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- North America
You will probably not be surprised to learn that these are the most popular regions but I expected to see South America in there as well but it wasn't mentioned.
Some countries have specific rules and regulations about slot games, such as Japan, which means that they are not so popular there. In Europe, the UK leads the way (no surprise there) followed by Germany and France. The US has 900,000 slot machines and they represent 70% of the revenue generated at land-based casinos in Vegas.
I hope you find this an interesting read.
I agree that asia is probably the leading when it comes to slot machines (at least some countries) because I've personally seen people here just loves the idea of RNG and doesn't care how much they lose or gain, I've seen that most people just care for the adrenaline rush. I guess slot machines is also one of the main "visuals" of casinos or they hold the imagery of casinos ever since then that's why it's so popular across the globe. Very interesting article topic as well! I also agree that slots do contribute most revenue in casinos as I expected, i feel like it's a universal thing though almost because that's exactly how the economy works here as well.
@ray I have lived in Asia for a long time and I agree with you that it varies from one country to another. This is likely to be the same in Europe too. There is certainly an adrenaline rush to be had from playing slots and I suspect that this is the biggest reason why they are so popular. When people see slot machines in casinos or bars who can resist the allure of those spinning wheels, awesome sound effects, and flashing lights?
I used to play on slot machines a lot when I was younger and living in the UK. If I was meeting people in a bar and it had a slot machine it was hard for me to resist playing but I did out of respect to the others. My cousin (who is a professional gambler) never cared who he was with and would go and play the slot machine anyway 🤣
Slot games and machines are all about entertainment to me. I accepted a long time ago that they were not going to win me any money so I don't tend to play them a lot these days either offline or online.
