Slot Machine positioning
by Beckett on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024
Volumes have been stated on this item, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in a casino are still ongoing – more than sixty years after the slot machines were 1st installed in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the best one armed bandits were positioned just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that everyone walking by would see real jackpot winners and be enthralled to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our observation is that this is no longer the case.
Many of the mega casinos presently are gigantic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any doorways.
An additional traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are positioned on the major aisles inside 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 slot games 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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