02
February
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been stated on this topic, and the debates and feuds about where the "hot" video slots are installed in a casino are still ongoing – over 60 yrs after slot machine games were first placed in gambling dens.
The standard rule is that the superior slots were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that folks walking by would see real jackpot winners … be enthralled to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our assurance is that this is definitely no longer true.
Many of the large casinos presently are titanic complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any entrances.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be energized 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 the 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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