04
March
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been stated on this topic, and the bickering and discussion about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in the casino are still happening – sixty yrs after the slots were 1st placed in casinos.
The standard rule is that the more favourable slot machines were placed just inside the door of the casino; so that folks passing by would see jackpot winners … be stirred to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our thought is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Practically all of the large casinos these days are gigantic complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any of the doors.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slots are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Importantly 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 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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