Books have been set forth on this subject, and the contention and discussion about where the "hot" slots are installed in a casino are still bubbling – more than 60 years after slot machines were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The standard rule is that the superior slot games were installed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that individuals walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be enthralled to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our verdict is that this is no longer the case.
Practically all of the large casinos today are monstrous complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Importantly however, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
December 3rd, 2015
Alden
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