Casino Lights Could Be Warping Your Brain to Take Risks, Scientists Warn
According to Science Alert:
“Casino lighting could be nudging gamblers to be more reckless with their money, according to a new study, which found a link between blue-enriched light and riskier gambling behavior.
The extra blue light emitted by casino decor and LED screens seems to trigger certain switches in our brains, making us less sensitive to financial losses compared to gains of equal magnitude, researchers from Flinders University and Monash University in Australia found.
As gambling addiction continues to be a growing global problem – with 1.2 percent of the world’s population thought to have a gambling disorder – the study offers some important insight into how risky behaviors might be encouraged or discouraged.”
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