Week #3 Casino Lighting (Lyndsey Robertson)

This weekend I went out to a casino with my family and I noticed something interesting about the lighting I experienced: most of it was fairly dull. Throughout the casino floor as well as the main section of the hotel, the general area lighting was made up of dim amber tones while the only bright or differing color lighting in use was that of the slot machines. The amber lighting made it difficult to determine the time of day while in the casino since the dim lighting consistently gave off this cozy evening feel. However, it also gave a a great contrast against the slot machine lighting since the bright neons stood out from the area lighting to bring your focus in on the machine. Most likely this is a marketing tactic for the casino as the more attention you can bring to a machine, the more likely someone is to play it.