27
September
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been stated on this item, and the contention and discussion about where the "hot" slots are installed in the casino are still on-going – more than sixty yrs after slot machine games were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slot games were placed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that everyone going by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be challenged to come inside and play. Our speculation is that this is definitely no longer the case.
The great majority of the large casinos today are super-colossal complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games close-by any doors.
Another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Importantly though, we find that this also is not 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 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 machine games.
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