If slots were a burger, they’d be the kind you buy hoping it comes with ten more for free. It tastes so good you keep ordering. Eventually you run out of money but you’re still hungry. Sometimes you hit those extras and go home feeling like a hero. Most of the time, your wallet just gets lighter.

The Danish approach to gambling regulation is pragmatic.

They recognize that a total ban does not work. The regulator’s goal is to minimize harm, not to pursue the unrealistic idea of banning human behavior.

What if gambling were regulated like tobacco?
Mandatory warnings covering 50% of screen:

⚠️ Gambling is addictive
⚠️ House edge 5%. You will lose in the long run
⚠️ A percentage of players will lose their home or family

Players have no access to the game’s internal parameters, including reel layouts, symbol frequencies or actual odds of winning.
This makes slot machines unique among gambling forms in terms of opacity.

The gambling industry will try everything to make a game feel winning — except actually making it winning.