Slot Machine Location
Books have been stated on this item, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still rampant – sixty years after one armed bandits were first installed in gambling houses.
The standard rule is that the better one armed bandits were put just inside the main door of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be stimulated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our conviction is that this is not so anymore.
Practically all of the big name casinos today are mammoth complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any entrances or exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machine games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Importantly however, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 one armed bandits 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.
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