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A review of the slot machine zone: Proposing the gambling immersion model

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Author(s): Murch, W. Spencer ; Clark, Luke

Journal: Current Addiction Reports

Year Published: 2021

Date Added: July 30, 2021

People who gamble sometimes experience what has been called the slot machine zone. This is a unique state of mind in which the person is very absorbed in their gambling. They may lose track of time, become unaware of what is happening around them, and in extreme cases lose a sense of their own identity. The dissociation account and the flow account have each proposed their own views of the slot machine zone. This review summarized the existing literature on the slot machine zone. The authors then proposed their own account of the slot machine zone that combines the dissociation and flow accounts. Their model is called the gambling immersion model and suggests that people who gamble may become absorbed to varying degrees in their gambling.


Citation: Murch, W. S., & Clark, L. (2021). Understanding the slot machine zone. Current Addiction Reports, 8, 214-224. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00371-x

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00371-x

Keywords: dark flow ; dissociation ; Electronic Gambling Machines (EGMs) ; gambling ; problem gambling ; slot-machine gambling

Topics: Game Types ; Information for Operators ; Slots and VLTs

Conceptual Framework Factors:   Psychological - Personality and Temperament ; Gambling Types ; Types - Structural Characteristics ; Psychological Factors

Study Design: Other Review

Study Funding:

No funding was identified for this study.

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