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September
Written by Julissa.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been stated on this item, and the debates and discussion about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in the casino are still rampant – over 60 years after slot machine games were first placed in gambling houses.
The standard rule is that the more favourable one armed bandits were positioned just inside the main door of the casino; so that folks passing by would see jackpot winners and be challenged to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our standpoint is that this is definitely no longer true.
Many of the large casinos presently are humongous complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any exits.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be energized 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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