08
May
Written by Konner.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been written on this item, and the debates and face-offs about where the "hot" slots are positioned in the casino are still there – over 60 yrs after one armed bandits were first installed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the better slot machine games were positioned just inside the door of the casino; so that people walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be stimulated to come into the casino and play. Our deduction is that this is no longer true.
Many of the major casinos today are massive complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any doors.
Another traditional rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Interestingly though, 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 slot machines 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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