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February
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the controversy and discussion about where the "hot" slots are placed in a casino are still taking place – more than 60 years after the slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The standard rule is that the better slot games were placed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be drawn to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our finding is that this is not so anymore.
The great majority of the big name casinos nowadays are oversized complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any entrances or exits.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Nonetheless, 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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