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January
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in the casino are still ongoing – over sixty years after the slot machines were 1st placed in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the better slot machine games were placed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see jackpot winners and be enticed to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our finding is that this is no longer true.
Many of the large casinos today are colossal complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machine games close to any entrances or exits.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Interestingly though, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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