Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been written on this subject, and the disquiet and squabbling about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still bubbling – 60 years after the slot machines were first placed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot games were positioned just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential players passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be attracted to come into the casino and play. Our view is that this is not so anymore.
The great majority of the mega casinos today are giant complexes and 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 to any doors.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. However, 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 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 very 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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