24
September
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been written on this item, and the debates and arguments about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still rampant – more than 60 yrs after the slot machines were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the best slot machines were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that fun seekers going by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be intrigued enough to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our inference is that this is definitely no longer so.
Nearly all of the big name casinos presently are mammoth complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any entrances.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Interestingly though, 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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