25
October
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been stated on this topic, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in the casino are still on-going – 60 yrs after the slot machines were 1st installed in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the best slots were installed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential players passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be influenced to come into the casino … play. Our finding is that this is no longer true.
Most of the large casinos these days are immense complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games in close proximity to any doorways.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused 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 the slot machines 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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