07
May
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been written on this topic, and the controversy and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in the casino are still bubbling – sixty yrs after slot machine games were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The classic rule is that the more favourable slots were placed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that folks passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be keen enough to come inside and play. Our belief is that this is no longer true.
Just about all of the major casinos presently are gigantic complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any entrances.
Another classic rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be roused 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 slot machine games 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
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