Slot Machine Location
Books have been said on this item, and the conflict and feuds about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in the casino are still happening – over sixty years after slot games were first placed in gambling dens.
The standard rule is that the better slots were located just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be infatuated enough to come inside … play. Our interpretation is that this is definitely no longer true.
Almost all of the mega casinos these days are enormous complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any doorways.
An additional classic rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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