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December
Written by Julissa.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been written on this topic, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still bubbling – 60 yrs after slots were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The classic rule is that the very best one armed bandits were positioned just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential gamblers walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be captivated to come inside … play. Our reckoning is that this is not so anymore.
Many of the big name casinos nowadays are jumbo complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots near to any of the doors.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machine games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. However, 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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