Slot Machine positioning
Books have been stated on this matter, and the debates and interchanges about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in the casino are still intense – over 60 yrs after slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the best slot machines were positioned just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that everyone walking by would see jackpot winners and be possessed to come into the casino and play. Our presumption is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Almost all of the big name casinos today are mammoth complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any doorways.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly 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 slot machine games 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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