Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been set forth on this issue, and the disquiet and face-offs about where the "hot" slots are located in the casino are still taking place – sixty yrs after the slots were first installed in gambling dens.
The standard rule is that the very best one armed bandits were installed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that folks walking by would see real jackpot winners … be attracted to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our assessment is that this is no longer the case.
Almost all of the major casinos today are humongous complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any doors.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably though, 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 slot machine 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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