Slot Machine positioning
Books have been written on this topic, and the debates and arguments about where the "hot" slot games are placed in the casino are still raging – over 60 years after the slot machines were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the more favourable slot machine games were positioned just inside the main entry of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be attracted to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our assurance is that this is no longer the case.
Many of the major casinos these days are behemothic complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any of the doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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