From New Vegas to Balatro: Why Video Games Keep Sending Us to the Casino
This article explores the persistent use of casinos and gambling mechanics in video games across various genres, from Fallout: New Vegas and Red Dead Redemption 2 to Grand Theft Auto Online and Balatro. It examines how these elements serve as world-building shortcuts, add texture to game worlds, and can even form the core of a game's design, while also discussing the distinction between fictional stakes and real-world financial risk.
- Entities
- Topic: Casinos
- Game: Red Dead Redemption 2
- Game: New Super Mario Bros.
- Topic: Game Design
- Company: Nintendo
- Game: Grand Theft Auto Online
- Company: Rockstar Games
- Game: Balatro
- Game: Fallout New Vegas
- Topic: Gambling
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