Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been said on this item, and the debates and discourse about where the "hot" slots are placed in a casino are still passionate – 60 yrs after slots were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The classic rule is that the more favourable one armed bandits were positioned just inside the main entry of the casino; so that persons going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be attracted to come inside … play. Our determination is that this is no longer the case.
The majority of the mega casinos nowadays are herculean complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any entrances.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be roused 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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