Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been said on this matter, and the contention and feuds about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still taking place – over 60 years after one armed bandits were first installed in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the best slot games were placed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that persons walking by would see jackpot winners … be challenged to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our presumption is that this is definitely no longer true.
Most of the mega casinos today are massive complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machine games close-by any entrances or exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Interestingly though, we find that this also is not 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 slot machine games 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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