Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been stated on this item, and the controversy and face-offs about where the "hot" video slots are located in the casino are still ongoing – more than 60 years after one armed bandits were 1st added to the gaming floor in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot machine games were located just inside the entrance of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see real jackpot winners and be enthralled to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our interpretation is that this is no longer true.
Just about all of the mega casinos these days are mammoth complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots close to any doors.
Another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably however, we find that this also isn’t a universal rule any more.
What casinos found over the years is that people walking down the busy aisles were frequently on the way to somewhere else. If they played slots at all, they would simply put in their loose change because they happened to be walking by. Win or lose, they would very often not stop to keep playing. And the very last thing a casino wants is for someone to win a jackpot by playing only a few coins and then not stay to put it all back in!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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