Slot Machine Location
Posted in Slots on 09/14/2024 09:25 pm by Darnell
Books have been set forth on this item, and the conflict and arguments about where the "hot" slot games are placed in the casino are still there – over 60 yrs after one armed bandits were first installed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the better slot machines were put just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be intrigued enough to come inside … play. Our interpretation is that this is definitely no longer true.
Most of the large casinos today are super-colossal complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots close-by any doorways.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.