Slot Machine Location
Posted in Slots on 04/10/2022 11:25 pm by Darnell
Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the conflict and squabbling about where the "hot" video slots are placed in a casino are still passionate – more than 60 yrs after slot machine games were first placed in gambling dens.
The standard rule is that the best one armed bandits were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be baited to come inside … play. Our inclination is that this is definitely no longer so.
Many of the large casinos today are mammoth complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any exits.
An additional classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Importantly though, we find that this also isn’t 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.