Jan 152020
Books have been set forth on this topic, and the conflict and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in the casino are still there – over sixty years after slots were 1st installed in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the superior one armed bandits were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see real jackpot winners and be smitten to come inside … play. Our resolution is that this is no longer true.
Almost all of the major casinos these days are herculean complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any doors.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly however, 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 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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