25
August
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been written on this item, and the debates and arguments about where the "hot" slots are located in a casino are still rampant – 60 yrs after the slot machines were first placed in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the better slots were located just inside the main door of the casino; so that fun seekers going by would see real jackpot winners … be keen enough to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our viewpoint is that this is no longer true.
The great majority of the mega casinos today are mammoth complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any exits.
An additional classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be galvanized 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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