How fast-food companies are using casino tactics to hook people on their apps

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Bright lights, vibrating machines, and spinning jackpots — this could be the gaming floor of a casino, but this is a fast-food app where people can shake their phones to win prizes.

Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleBright lights, vibrating machines, and spinning jackpots — this could be the gaming floor of a casino, but they are also the mechanics of a fast-food app which asks people to shake their phones to win prizes.

Stephen Bright, a psychologist and senior lecturer of addiction at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia, said there needed to be more government regulation of apps that used gambling techniques. Dr Bright said that experiment explained why people could become addicted to apps such as the Hungry Jack's Shake & Win game.They can choose to redeem their prize or shake again.If they shake again, they risk getting a deal of lesser value and cannot receive their original offer.

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No idea but i find i'm impervious to this advertising shit. I know all competitions are data gathering and rigged

I am usually unable to find a menu without starting an order. How do people use these apps?

Another step towards digital Id and gruberment total control.

Do they also ignore the Twitter Files too?

If these tactics are so bad, why does the government allow them in the first place, especially in gambling?

If these tactics are so bad, who does the government allow them?

Kinda saw the same propaganda tactics during the pandemic, terrorism law changes, climate change fears etc too bad the msm which is the 4th estate to investigate & report actual facts to the public has been captured abcnews

Mcdonald's Monopoly makes me want to be a property developer.

i dont care i love it

Drama

I can't even get my address entered into a fast food app including a unit and street number to get a delivery correctly.... casino tactics, prizes and getting people hooked ? Forget about it !

can we all agree that this is bad?

Now do 'how fast food companies and big pharma are in bed together!'

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