Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been set forth on this issue, and the conflict and discourse about where the "hot" slots are located in the casino are still bubbling – sixty yrs after one armed bandits were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The standard rule is that the best one armed bandits were located just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that individuals going by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be enticed to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our assessment is that this is no longer the case.
Most of the mega casinos presently are jumbo complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots close-by any exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably 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 slot games 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
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