18
June
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the bickering and squabbling about where the "hot" video slots are located in a casino are still rampant – over sixty years after slot games were first installed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the very best slots were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would be able to see jackpot winners and be stimulated to come inside … play. Our stance is that this is no longer the case.
The majority of the large casinos presently are enormous complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots near to any doors.
An additional standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably 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 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 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 machines.
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