20
May
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
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Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the conflict and squabbling about where the "hot" video slots are installed in the casino are still ongoing – sixty years after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The standard rule is that the very best slot machines were installed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential gamblers walking by would see jackpot winners … be attracted to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our viewpoint is that this is definitely no longer so.
The great majority of the mega casinos presently are huge complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot games close to any entrances or exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably however, 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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