Slot Machine Location
Posted in Slots on 09/16/2015 12:21 pm by Darnell
Books have been set forth on this matter, and the controversy and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in the casino are still intense – more than 60 years after the slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The standard rule is that the best slot machines were put just inside the main entry of the casino; so that persons going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be enthralled to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our philosophy is that this is not so anymore.
Most of the major casinos nowadays are immense complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots close to any entrances or exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Importantly though, 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.