There is no need to explain the essence of gambling. Every gambling newbie understands that such entertainment attracts users with the opportunity to get real money and satisfy their passion for risk and excitement. Not so long ago, new concepts appeared in the world of entertainment: "social casinos" и "social games"It makes sense to talk about these related phenomena in more detail.
New leisure options
Social games – these are entertainments that are offered on various social networks. For example, in such popular ones as VK, Facebook, Odnoklassniki, etc. In fact, they are practically no different from games in demo mode, which are available today in almost any virtual casino. However, demo entertainment in real casinos is a kind of preliminary stage (sometimes educational) before playing for real money. In social networks, users always have fun with "chips". Of course, if we are talking about social games, and not about "lures" to various gaming portals.
What is it about seemingly useless entertainment that attracts users? Some real casino gamers find it difficult to understand players who launch "Funny Farm" or something similar. Social games are interesting to consumers in the following ways:
- bonuses issued regularly (often daily);
- opportunities to become the best among competitors;
- progress through endless levels;
- the opportunity to communicate with friends and acquaintances;
- receiving various virtual prizes, etc.
In fact, social games are capturing society more and more. Note that in transport, almost every passenger "sitting on the phone" is entertained by one of the popular social games. At the same time, the developers of such applications constantly warm up the interest of users in their products. They launch regular online tournaments, races, etc. All this stimulates regular users and attracts new ones. Namely, those who are not ready to spend real money on playing in an online casino.
Remember the words of the famous literary character D'Artagnan: "I fight because I fight." In the same way, many social network players cannot answer the question of why they launch such entertainment. They "play because they play."
Despite the fact that online games do not bring real profit, users fanatically continue to plant conditional carrots. The whole point is that such entertainment stimulates the brain. By and large, it does not matter whether you receive real or virtual winnings. The pleasure from such entertainment is “recorded in the subcortex” and creates a great mood.
At the same time, social games cannot be called "gambling", no matter how exciting they are. Without at least one element that determines the gambling focus, entertainment ceases to be such. Social games lack the most important element inherent in entertainment in real casinos. We are talking about real bets with real money. All other elements are similar in both cases.
Users of social games get real pleasure, buy various items, levels, etc. for virtual chips. And, at the same time, do not spend a penny on it, unlike online casino gamers. From a financial point of view, such entertainment is a blessing for those who cannot imagine their life without drive, but understand that they have nothing to do in a real casino.
For operators of social games, the development of this direction is also very profitable, since at the expense of players they promote certain products, “built-in” into advertising. That is, they simply earn money on advertising offers from various companies with which marketing agreements are concluded. Based on the above, we can draw simple conclusions: social games are beneficial to all participants: both users, and social network operators, and companies promoting certain products.
