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Players need to be careful around airport slots, though. These slot machines are one of the worst plays a gambler can make.
Think about it. You are waiting for your plane to arrive. As you start to nod off, you notice a slot machine. To pass the time, you decide to drop a few coins in the machine. You're happy to have something to do. If you win a little something, all the better.
That's what the airports assume gamblers are thinking. The turnover in an airport is huge, certainly much larger than in any casino you've ever seen. Most fliers are never coming back to play. There's no need to please the customers. So the slots at airports are set to pay back at the lowest scale legally allowed in that particular state.
Certainly, the WSOP is a big part of the gaming "fad". Internet access to casinos is another new part of the gaming culture. But the rising number of airport slot machines might be related to another factor--the 9/11 disaster.
With tightened security, all of us spend a litte more time in airports. We expect to contend with more pre-flight hassles. So we arrive at the airport a little sooner, and often have more free time on our hands. Slot machines are a good way for many of us to while away our time.
I wish the poor pay rates of airport slots weren't the norm. But you are a captive audience. Also, there isn't the kind of competition you'll find in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. The airport slots are the only game in town.
In that way, you can equate airport slot machines with Indian casinos. There's no other competition for a hundred miles or more, so there's no reason to please the customers. Airport slot concessions are operating a monopoly.
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