Slot Machine positioning
Books have been stated on this topic, and the contention and discord about where the "hot" video slots are installed in the casino are still happening – more than 60 yrs after slot games were 1st placed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the better one armed bandits were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that people going by would be able to see jackpot winners … be impressed enough to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our conviction is that this is definitely no longer so.
Many of the mega casinos presently are gigantic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games close-by any doorways.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people 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 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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