21
November
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been said on this subject, and the disquiet and discourse about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still passionate – sixty years after one armed bandits were first installed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slot machine games were installed just inside the main door of the casino; so that individuals walking by would see real jackpot winners … be drawn to come inside and play. Our interpretation is that this is no longer true.
The majority of the major casinos presently are monstrous complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games near any doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Nonetheless, 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.
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