Jan 222024
Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the debates and feuds about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still passionate – more than sixty yrs after the slot machines were 1st installed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the very best slots were put just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that persons passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be stimulated to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our deduction is that this is not so anymore.
Many of the major casinos these days are jumbo complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots close to any doorways.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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