25
November
Written by Julissa.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been written on this topic, and the contention and discord about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in the casino are still bubbling – over sixty yrs after slots were 1st installed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the best slot machine games were located just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be infatuated enough to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our conviction is that this is not so anymore.
The great majority of the large casinos these days are humongous complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any exits.
An additional classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers 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 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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