Have Slot payouts gone down drastically in recent/current years? :/

[Tasha]

I remember a woman saying something like,"In around 2010, a $20 playing Slots in a Casino would net me and my husband dinner for both of us at a fine dining restaurant, two adult tickets at night, two large Cokes, and two large popcorns at a movie theater. Nowadays, a $20 is completely gone in about two minutes! What the FUCK?

I wasn't playing Slots in 2010, so I can't agree or disagree with what the woman said about playing $20 on Slots netting a LOT of money and nowadays, a $20 being gone in about two minutes. Do you guys agree with the woman's sentiments?

[DGenBen]

I remember a woman saying something like,"In around 2010, a $20 playing Slots in a Casino would net me and my husband dinner for both of us at a fine dining restaurant, two adult tickets at night, two large Cokes, and two large popcorns at a movie theater. Nowadays, a $20 is completely gone in about two minutes! What the FUCK?

I wasn't playing Slots in 2010, so I can't agree or disagree with what the woman said about playing $20 on Slots netting a LOT of money and nowadays, a $20 being gone in about two minutes. Do you guys agree with the woman's sentiments?

In general terms, yes slot returns have gone down in recent years.

Some of the reasons for this are the popularity of penny slots which have the worst payback of all denominations.

New slot machines are much more expensive & complex than they used to be in the past so they return less to pay for them.

Rather than have higher payback, many casinos put the money into free play incentives & other promotions much more aggressively than they have in the past.

[Tasha]

I remember a woman saying something like,"In around 2010, a $20 playing Slots in a Casino would net me and my husband dinner for both of us at a fine dining restaurant, two adult tickets at night, two large Cokes, and two large popcorns at a movie theater. Nowadays, a $20 is completely gone in about two minutes! What the FUCK?

I wasn't playing Slots in 2010, so I can't agree or disagree with what the woman said about playing $20 on Slots netting a LOT of money and nowadays, a $20 being gone in about two minutes. Do you guys agree with the woman's sentiments?

In general terms, yes slot returns have gone down in recent years.

Some of the reasons for this are the popularity of penny slots which have the worst payback of all denominations.

New slot machines are much more expensive & complex than they used to be in the past so they return less to pay for them.

Rather than have higher payback, many casinos put the money into free play incentives & other promotions much more aggressively than they have in the past.

I just did some calculations and the woman is basically saying she got around $280 on a $20 bankroll($200 dinner for two Adults, $40 in movie tickets for two adults, $14 for two large popcorns, and $14 for two large Cokes). Have you personally gotten around $280 on a single Bankroll?