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December
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been stated on this item, and the controversy and interchanges about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in the casino are still raging – more than 60 yrs after slot machines were 1st installed in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the superior slots were positioned just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that fun seekers going by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be enticed to come into the casino … play. Our interpretation is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Almost all of the big name casinos these days are giant complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any doorways.
An additional traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized 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 games.
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