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August
Written by Julissa.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been set forth on this issue, and the conflict and arguments about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in the casino are still raging – over sixty years after slot games were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the better slot machines were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see real jackpot winners and be aroused to come inside … play. Our attitude is that this is definitely no longer true.
Almost all of the large casinos these days are gigantic complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games close to any of the doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Nonetheless, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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