You will start by watching the short documentary video The Addiction Machine on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4WNm_B4klQ

• Do you believe the GM and other operators of the casino have an ethical obligation to protect problem gamblers?
• Do you believe laws which protect casino operators from liability claims caused by problem gambling are ethical?
• While you may or may not be a slot player yourself, it is likely that you have played a game on your mobile device or used other apps (social media, TikTok, YouTube) that can be similarly addictive. Please discuss the effects of dopamine release (as explained in this video) and if creators of products other than slot machines that are designed to be, and often rely on being, addictive in order to be profitable should face similar scrutiny that slot machines face.