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April
Written by Julissa.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been written on this topic, and the conflict and interchanges about where the "hot" slots are located in the casino are still ongoing – over 60 years after slot machines were first placed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the most favorable slot machines were put just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that fun seekers walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be influenced to come into the casino and play. Our feeling is that this is not so anymore.
Practically all of the major casinos nowadays are jumbo complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any of the doors.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Nonetheless, 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.
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