Slot Machine Location
Books have been written on this matter, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in a casino are still raging – 60 yrs after slots were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the more favourable slot machines were positioned just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that potential gamblers walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be drawn to come into the casino and play. Our finding is that this is definitely no longer so.
Almost all of the large casinos presently are giant complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any doors.
Another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 slot 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 machines.
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