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2 AM or 2 PM In A Casino
| There is an old joke that talks about how a casino never wants you to know what time it is outside and never wants you to find an exit. Because of this, they minimize natural light and make trying to find an exit very disorienting. This way while you're trying to find an exit (there are exits, of course) you'll slip a few more quarters into the machine to try and win your losses back. As for the natural lighting, well, more casinos are incorporating it into their design, but most of it is still controlled by the commercial lights inside. Because of this no matter if its 2 am or 2 pm, the lighting in the casino stays the same. This way you don't stand up from the table and go "Oh my god, its light out, I've been gambling all night!" and run away. The weird thing is that while casino lighting is typically used to "trick" gamblers into staying longer, it is typically some of the best and most impressive lighting you'll see anywhere in the world. There is a reason why casinos spend millions of dollars on lighting: it needs to be perfect. You want your customers to feel comfortable, and to do this you need to expertly set up your lighting. Too bright your customers will feel like they are in an office building and begin to feel uncomfortable; too soft and they will get sleepy and retreat to their rooms. It's like riding a thin line of getting people to spend their money. One of the best examples of how lighting should be in a casino is at the Paris Las Vegas Casino and Hotel in, umm, Las Vegas. The architecture and lighting in the casino area is so calming that you'll actually want to stay in it. The architects actually utilized much of the natural light and architecture of the small streets of Paris. Plus they are one of the few casinos to actually allow a little bit of natural light in, though it mixes so well with the dusk atmosphere of the room that you notice it, but it doesn't draw you out. Most of the newer hotels on the Las Vegas strip have adopted this cozy, dusk feel in its casinos. In addition, many hotels are designing their casinos in more wide open areas with shops and dining areas easily accessible. This gives the gambling halls a much less claustrophobic feel, which actually gives most "amateur" gamblers a more comfortable feeling. Those are the ones you want to spend their money. |
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Author Kim Green finds the commercial lights used in Vegas are amazingly beautiful.
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