29
August
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the contention and arguments about where the "hot" slots are located in the casino are still rampant – sixty yrs after the slots were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the better slot games were placed just inside the main door of the casino; so that potential players passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be inspired to come into the casino … play. Our leaning is that this is definitely no longer true.
Just about all of the large casinos today are super-colossal complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any entrances or exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Importantly 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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