Slot Machine Location
Books have been stated on this subject, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in a casino are still rampant – over 60 yrs after slot games were first placed in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the better one armed bandits were installed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that folks passing by would see jackpot winners … be infatuated enough to come inside and play. Our conclusion is that this is not so anymore.
The great majority of the major casinos presently are humongous complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. 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 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 machines.
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