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I lost my mind at Crown’s cinema complex.
Jun 5, 2026
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Marlon Wayans in 'Scary Movie' (Image: AP/Quantrell Colbert)
There are two major schools of thought about how to perfect the design of a casino in ways that will make people stay longer and spend more.
First, there is the work of former gambling addict Bill Friedman , whose highly successful and profoundly depressing 2000 book Designing Casinos to Dominate the Competition suggested casino decor have no clocks or windows so people lose track of time, and labyrinth-like corridors to disorient gamblers as soon as they arrive.
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Charlie Lewis is Crikey’s reporter-at-large, focusing on politics, culture, history and the US. Got a tip? Contact him securely on Signal @clewis.25. He was Crikey’s Tips and Murmurs editor between 2020 and 2025. He has previously worked across government and unions and was a researcher on RN’s Daily Planet . He currently co-hosts Spin Cycle on Triple R radio.
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