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February
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been written on this topic, and the conflict and discord about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in a casino are still taking place – 60 years after slot games were 1st placed in the casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the best slot games were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be convinced to come into the casino … play. Our sneaking suspicion is that this is no longer true.
Just about all of the mega casinos presently are colossal complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any doors.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Notably 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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