Slot Machine positioning
Books have been written on this matter, and the disquiet and discord about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in the casino are still intense – more than sixty yrs after slot games were first placed in the casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the more favourable slots were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that individuals going by would see jackpot winners … be intrigued enough to come into the casino … play. Our opinion is that this is not so anymore.
The majority of the mega casinos presently are colossal complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any exits.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Nonetheless, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 the slot machines 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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