Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still bubbling – 60 years after slot games were 1st installed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the most favorable slot games were put just inside the entry of the casino; so that persons walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be challenged to come into the casino … play. Our standpoint is that this is not so anymore.
Nearly all of the big name casinos today are enormous complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games in close proximity to any exits.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machines are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be energized 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 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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