The Lord of the Rings Role-playing, Casino Style

Just in case some of you plan on hitting Las Vegas this weekend, you may want to search the casino floors for a The Lord of the Rings-themed slot machine that has implemented some RPG elements in order to make its players’ absurd losses seem worthwhile. From Bitmob:

On a recent trip to Las Vegas to secure funding for Bitmob via “put it all on black!” — er, I mean, to see my dad — I discovered this fascinating new video slot machine themed after The Lord of the Rings. I don’t know if I’ve seen anything more obviously targeted toward gamers outside of Master Chief Mountain Dew. This thing had it all: side quests, unlockables, power-ups, and most interestingly, a progression-based achievements system….

By choosing a username and password and logging in, you can save your quest progress for future sessions (if you don’t have one of those advertised Total Rewards cards). So just because you’ve burned through this week’s paycheck doesn’t mean you’ll have to start the trip to Mordor all over again come the next payday.

I’m not much of a gambler, but I’d play this. And then I’d regret it afterward.