Slot Machine Location
by Beckett on Thursday, March 29th, 2018
Books have been said on this matter, and the disquiet and discourse about where the "hot" video slots are installed in a casino are still ongoing – over 60 yrs after slot machine games were first placed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slots were placed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that individuals going by would see real jackpot winners … be challenged to come inside and play. Our verdict is that this is definitely no longer true.
The majority of the large casinos today are herculean complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any doors.
An additional traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Importantly however, 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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