Slot Machine positioning
Posted in Slots on 08/16/2019 11:25 am by Darnell
Books have been said on this subject, and the debates and disagreement about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still happening – over sixty years after the slot machines were first installed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the very best slot games were installed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that folks going by would see jackpot winners and be challenged to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our point of view is that this is no longer the case.
Many of the major casinos nowadays are giant complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots close-by any entrances or exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Notably however, 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 machine 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.