Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Emotional Intelligence In Gambling?
I am in Global Connections as a senior, and for my final project I am making a documentary on gambling. I feel emotional intelligence can play a roll in gambling, something I never really thought of until we talked about it in class. Gambling is a very emotional habit where the thinking is not usually done with the brain. Casinos and other gambling locations manipulate you thinking you can win, and hope you win a few times so you think you can win a lot of money, but in reality they put you down the road of failure. Then add alcohol into the equation, plus bright flashing lights of casinos and just pure manipulation into taking your money. Remember casinos don't stay in business by having people win.
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I agree that emotional intelligence plays a large role in gambling because the people working for casinos have high emotional intelligence and therefore know how to manipulate people to continue to play. Also, specifically the people they are targeting are people with low emotional intelligence, because their emotions control them and cause them to make decisions that end up being harmful for them, like losing all their money. That's why it is important for people to have high emotional intelligence, both as an employee and a consumer.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the idea that casinos abuse emotional intelligence to make money. They can target a person's inner emotions, and be able to control them, to a certain extent. After a person is drawn in, he or she may have great trouble getting out; thus gambling becomes an addiction. Enticed by the idea of winning millions of dollars, gamblers will keep on playing, even if they lose all their money. They are too excited by gambling to notice that they are being manipulated to give up everything they have.
ReplyDeleteI agree that casinos use emotional intelligence to keep people playing. They manipulate people's emotions to make them think they can win, when truly it is unlikely. I believe your point of the flashing lights is very important and plays a hug role. When people see the bright lights, they are instantly attracted, and they see an opportunity to "have a good time".
ReplyDeleteI agree that casinos use emotional intelligence to keep people playing. They manipulate people's emotions to make them think they can win, when truly it is unlikely. I believe your point of the flashing lights is very important and plays a hug role. When people see the bright lights, they are instantly attracted, and they see an opportunity to "have a good time".
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