12
April
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
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Books have been stated on this item, and the controversy and discussion about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still passionate – 60 years after slot games were 1st installed in gambling houses.
The standard rule is that the most favorable slot machines were placed just inside the main door of the casino; so that persons going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be tempted to come inside … play. Our reasoning is that this is definitely no longer so.
Many of the big name casinos nowadays are oversized complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots near any entrances or exits.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly however, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 very 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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