Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been written on this item, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" slot games are placed in the casino are still intense – over 60 years after slots were 1st added to the gaming floor in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot machine games were located just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see actual jackpot winners and be drawn to come into the casino and play. Our view is that this is no longer true.
Most of the major casinos these days are huge complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games near any doorways.
Another standard rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Interestingly 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 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 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 slot games.
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