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April
Written by Julissa.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been said on this matter, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" slot games are placed in the casino are still on-going – more than sixty years after one armed bandits were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The classic rule is that the very best slots were put just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential players passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be inspired to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our inference is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Just about all of the major casinos nowadays are titanic complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any doors.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly though, 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 slot machines 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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