24
November
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been written on this topic, and the disquiet and interchanges about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in a casino are still rampant – more than sixty yrs after slots were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the better slots were installed just inside the main door of the casino; so that folks going by would see actual jackpot winners and be captivated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our assessment is that this is definitely no longer so.
Most of the large casinos presently are gigantic complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Interestingly 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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