13
May
Written by Julissa.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been said on this subject, and the contention and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in the casino are still on-going – more than 60 years after slot games were first placed in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the best one armed bandits were placed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential players going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be enthralled to come inside … play. Our feeling is that this is not so anymore.
Most of the mega casinos today are grand complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games close to any doorways.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Importantly however, 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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