Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the controversy and disagreement about where the "hot" video slots are placed in a casino are still rampant – more than 60 yrs after one armed bandits were first installed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the very best slots were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see real jackpot winners and be mesmerized enough to come into the casino … play. Our resolve is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Many of the large casinos these days are enormous complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any doorways.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Importantly though, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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