An expert guide to a very scary world

This study of addiction to slot machine gambling in Las Vegas is itself an addictive read. The bland design and marketing jargon of the gambling industry is juxtaposed with the misery of its best customers, who destroy their lives not so much in search of a big win as in seeking refuge in the "zone" of solitary, repetitive play.
Actually my one doubt about the book was the lack of discussion about really big winners. Las Vegas slots do offer the remote possibility of multi-million dollar payouts, so a tiny number of people do actually have their lives transformed positively If they are sensible with money a big If, I know. I would have thought that even the remote possibility of such a life-changing win must affect gamblers’ psychology, but this is never discussed. Instead the author insists that addicted gamblers do not even want to win, just to have longer "T.O.D." (Time On Device).
That one question mark aside, I found this a very thoroughly researched,