03
December
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
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Volumes have been said on this item, and the contention and disagreement about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in the casino are still bubbling – over sixty yrs after slots were 1st added to the gaming floor in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the better slot machine games were positioned just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that fun seekers going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be drawn to come inside … play. Our philosophy is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Practically all of the major casinos today are huge complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any entrances or exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Notably though, 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 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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