Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been stated on this topic, and the contention and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in a casino are still rampant – more than sixty years after slot machines were first installed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the best one armed bandits were positioned just inside the entry of the casino; so that persons passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be captivated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our disposition is that this is no longer true.
Practically all of the major casinos presently are monstrous complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any exits.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Notably 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 one armed bandits 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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