Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been written on this topic, and the debates and interchanges about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in the casino are still rampant – over sixty yrs after slot games were first placed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the better slot machine games were placed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be influenced to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our disposition is that this is definitely no longer true.
Practically all of the major casinos today are colossal complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots close to any entrances or exits.
An additional classic 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 motivated to play. Notably 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 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 very 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 perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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