While everyone knows that slot machines really don't offer very favorable odds to its players the fact hasn't stopped a vast majority of people from playing the slot machines when they visit the casinos. Although pulling a handle or pushing a button may not be so much excitement, the fact that with only the touch of a button or the pull of a handle your entire future can change makes pulling that handle or pushing that button all the more worthwhile. The truth is that out of the majority of people that enter a casino, only a selected few are professional players and even less than that, gambling addicts. The fact is that most of the people that go into casinos are just looking to have a little fun at an expense of their own and they are well aware of all the implications of gambling in games that have low odds and games that offer little to no reward. Since table games take a while to start adding up the big bucks, the thrill of being able to make a big win all of a sudden isn't there and they aren't really that fun. Slot machines, however, are very entertaining machines with bright lights and colors, often with animations and themes that get people distracted and makes them forget they are losing money. Plain and simple, slot machines are fun and who knows you might even hit a huge jackpot out of the blue.