What’s With Casino Carpets?
13th September, 2007
Well, the answer is simple: casinos try their best to keep the guests playing and the house winning.
The carpets are designed specifically, so that guests do not spend too much time looking at them. Have you ever tried to stare at a busy bright pattern for some time?
There are also some speculations, which suggest that these carpets are designed to make people aggressive and consequently take more risks, become less focused.
Well, the answer is simple: casinos try their best to keep the guests playing and the house winning.
The carpets are designed specifically, so that guests do not spend too much time looking at them. Have you ever tried to stare at a busy bright pattern for some time?
There are also some speculations, which suggest that these carpets are designed to make people aggressive and consequently take more risks, become less focused.
There are some more practical benefits for such busy carpeting, as they hide stains and dirt and therefore need to be cleaned less often than plain-coloured floors. The other very useful outcome from using busy-patterned carpets is their ability to make an empty space look fuller, by braking the space up and shrinking it where needed. Therefore when the casino is lacking visitors, the floor helps conceal it and make those who are there feel a little cosier.
This is only one of the many techniques casinos use to maximize their profits and influence gamblers activity and in a way even behavior. There is also music, for instance, which usually comes from Muzak system – system of recorded background music for workplaces. The music is designed to make people feel more comfortable and enjoy the atmosphere around. Some of the music casinos use could have many other characteristics, depending on the effect they want it to have on the gamblers.
The casinos have a clearly defined aim – maximize profits and minimize losses, so they will do anything to win and as you are battling on their land and not vice versa; watch out, as you can never be quite sure if that hot lady with the most inviting smile who kept looking over to you is there out of her own will or because someone told her to.
