Slot Machine positioning
Books have been stated on this subject, and the bickering and disharmony about where the "hot" slots are positioned in a casino are still raging – more than 60 years after slots were 1st installed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the most favorable one armed bandits were put just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that potential players going by would be able to see jackpot winners … be titillated to come inside and play. Our view is that this is no longer the case.
The great majority of the large casinos presently are colossal complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games close-by any entrances.
An additional standard rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly however, 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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