Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been written on this subject, and the debates and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are installed in a casino are still taking place – more than 60 yrs after slot machines were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the better slot games were positioned just inside the main entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see real jackpot winners … be possessed to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our perspective is that this is not so anymore.
Many of the mega casinos these days are giant complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games in close proximity to any entrances.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be galvanized 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 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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