{"id":4799,"date":"2019-02-27T01:27:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T06:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/?p=4799"},"modified":"2019-03-03T01:44:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T06:44:34","slug":"millennials-hate-slots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/millennials-hate-slots\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Millennials Hate Slots?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/millennials-hate-slots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4800\" \/>Millennials have been blamed for destroying everything from the diamond industry to mayonnaise. Slot machines are also included in this group, because it&#8217;s believed that millennials hate slots.<\/p>\n<p>Those in the 21-37 age range are definitely playing slot machines less than previous generations. But do they really despise these games?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to look at statistics on the matter and offer an explanation on why young adults aren&#8217;t playing slots.<\/p>\n<p><H2>Less than Half of Millennials Play Slots<\/H2><\/p>\n<p>The media often portrays the situation as millennials don&#8217;t play slots at all. Instead, a bunch of grey-haired retirees fill slot machines on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>The media is right in that young adults don&#8217;t enjoy these games as much as Baby Boomers or Generation X. But the numbers aren&#8217;t as bleak as they&#8217;re made out to be.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divine-fortune-slots-jackpots-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divine-fortune-slots-jackpots-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divine-fortune-slots-jackpots-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divine-fortune-slots-jackpots-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/divine-fortune-slots-jackpots.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Research shows that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/casino\/index.ssf\/2016\/09\/millennials_not_interested_in.html\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">44% of millennial gambler<\/a>s play slot machines. Meanwhile, 72% of other generations spin the reels when they visit the casino.<\/p>\n<p>You can see that there&#8217;s a 28% difference in how many older generations play versus millennials. Therefore, one could make the argument that millennials hate slots.<\/p>\n<p>But on the other hand, nearly half of young adults are playing slot machines when they go to casinos. So they&#8217;re not completely avoiding these games.<\/p>\n<p><H2>Millennials Don&#8217;t Hate Slot Machines &#8211; They Just Want More Interactivity<\/H2><\/p>\n<p>Young adults have grown up with some of the most-advanced video gaming technology known to man. They&#8217;re not as fascinated with spinning reels and hoping for random wins.<\/p>\n<p>The gaming industry is trying to appease younger players with skill-based slot machines. These games throw in skill-based bonus rounds, which adds more interactivity.<\/p>\n<p>Whether skill-based slots are the key to getting more than 44% of millennials playing remains to be seen. However, these games are at least a good experiment to test what young adults want from gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millennials have been blamed for destroying everything from the diamond industry to mayonnaise. Slot machines are also included in this group, because it&#8217;s believed that millennials hate slots. Those in the 21-37 age range are definitely playing slot machines less than previous generations. But do they really despise these games? I&#8217;m going to look at &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4799"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4802,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799\/revisions\/4802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}