Slot Machine positioning
Books have been written on this topic, and the conflict and discussion about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in the casino are still happening – over 60 years after slots were first installed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the best one armed bandits were put just inside the main door of the casino; so that individuals passing by would see jackpot winners and be titillated to come inside … play. Our finding is that this is not so anymore.
Many of the big name casinos today are monstrous complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Importantly 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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