30
October
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been stated on this issue, and the contention and discourse about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still passionate – 60 years after slot games were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot machines were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that persons walking by would see jackpot winners … be possessed to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our resolution is that this is not so anymore.
Many of the major casinos presently are giant complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any doorways.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Importantly 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 the 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 slots.
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