Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been written on this item, and the conflict and face-offs about where the "hot" slots are located in a casino are still passionate – over sixty years after slot games were 1st placed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slot machines were located just inside the entrance of the casino; so that folks going by would see actual jackpot winners and be enthralled to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our belief is that this is not so anymore.
Nearly all of the major casinos these days are herculean complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any doorways.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably though, 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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