Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been said on this item, and the controversy and arguments about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still on-going – 60 yrs after the slots were first placed in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the better slot games were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see jackpot winners … be impressed enough to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our belief is that this is definitely no longer true.
Practically all of the large casinos these days are humongous complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any entrances.
Yet another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused 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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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