Slot Machine positioning
Books have been written on this subject, and the debates and arguments about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still raging – sixty yrs after slot machine games were 1st installed in casinos.
The standard rule is that the more favourable slots were installed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see jackpot winners and be stirred to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our interpretation is that this is no longer true.
Most of the mega casinos today are herculean complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any entrances or exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are put 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 is no longer a universal rule.
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 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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