Slot Machine Location
Books have been set forth on this item, and the contention and squabbling about where the "hot" slot games are placed in a casino are still intense – sixty yrs after slot machine games were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The classic rule is that the better slot machine games were placed just inside the entry of the casino; so that individuals going by would see actual jackpot winners … be stirred to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our position is that this is not so anymore.
Many of the mega casinos presently are colossal complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot games in close proximity to any entrances or exits.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly 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 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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