27
May
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the disquiet and discord about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in a casino are still raging – more than 60 yrs after slot games were first placed in casinos.
The standard rule is that the superior slot games were installed just inside the main door of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be stimulated to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our disposition is that this is not so anymore.
The great majority of the large casinos today are herculean complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games close-by any exits.
An additional classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks 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 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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