Slot Machine Location
Posted in Slots on 04/01/2018 02:25 pm by Darnell
Books have been stated on this subject, and the debates and squabbling about where the "hot" slot games are installed in the casino are still rampant – sixty yrs after the slots were 1st placed in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the superior slot games were placed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be tempted to come inside … play. Our reasoning is that this is no longer the case.
Just about all of the big name casinos presently are herculean complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any of the doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Nonetheless, we find that this also is not 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.