Arcade as an Adult

I went to a Dave and Buster's recently. As as kid going up with a TILT at the local mall or the massive arcade that was at Foxwoods, I knew arcades were expensive and spent majority of my time there just watching others (more fortunate) play games; it could have been Initial D, Area 1, Tekken, or even crane prize games. 

But as an adult, arcades are even more expensive than I thought as a kid! At $100 for 750 chips, the cost of the games can range from $.26 to over $1.30. And that's using one of the best conversions from dollars to chips. But luckily, one of the best arcades games, skee ball, is one of the cheapest games to play throughout Dave and Buster's. Of course, the "lottery" game for tickets are usually the most expensive and they supply an abysmal amount of entertainment, even at the end when you're disappointed by the total of tickets. 

Do you play for entertainment or for challenge of the tickets?