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Chance-Based Restaurant Apps

'Spotluck' Gives Out Discounts to Local Restaurants with a Spin

— October 30, 2017 — Lifestyle
Between all the food delivery apps and great local restaurants available to the average consumer, deciding where to eat out can leave hungry patrons consumed by the paradox of choice, but the Spotluck app is a new service that helps to eliminate that uncertainty. The app offers diners big discounts for eating in at local restaurants, and it takes all the indecision out of the equation by picking the restaurant for users through a fun, roulette-style spin.

Spotluck doesn't offer countless dine-in discounts for every user. On the contrary, diners get a single discount per day at a randomly selected restaurant. The app has hundreds of partner restaurants in scores of neighborhoods across nearly a dozen US cities, and after entering one's location and cuisine preferences, users get to spin a digital wheel to find out where they'll get their daily discount. This system not only introduces users to new restaurants near them, but it gives restaurants a way to find new patrons.
Trend Themes
1. Chance-based Restaurant Apps - Opportunity for other restaurants to create similar apps utilizing a chance-based selection process for discounts to attract new customers.
2. Gamification of Restaurant Selection - Potential for restaurant apps to gamify the selection process and incentivize users with discounts or rewards for trying new establishments.
3. Localized Discount Apps - Demand for localized discount apps that connect diners with lesser-known local restaurants to create more buzz and increase business.
Industry Implications
1. Restaurant Industry - Restaurants can utilize chance-based discounts to attract new customers and bring in more business to fill slow periods.
2. Mobile App Development Industry - Opportunities exist for mobile app developers to create similar chance-based restaurant selector apps for different geographic regions or cuisines.
3. Tech Industry - There is potential for tech companies to create localized restaurant marketing apps or expand on gamification elements for multiple industries beyond just restaurants.
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