Slot Machine Location
Posted in Slots on 01/17/2021 02:25 am by Darnell
Volumes have been written on this issue, and the contention and arguments about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still taking place – more than sixty years after slot games were 1st added to the gaming floor in the casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the more favourable slots were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be stirred to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our determination is that this is definitely no longer true.
Many of the large casinos these days are grand complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games near to any doorways.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly though, 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 one armed bandits 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.