Books have been stated on this matter, and the conflict and disharmony about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still raging – over sixty yrs after slot games were first installed in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the more favourable slots were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that fun seekers walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be tempted to come inside and play. Our deduction is that this is no longer the case.
Just about all of the big name casinos these days are gigantic complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slots close-by any entrances.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. 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 the slot machines 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 one armed bandits.
November 17th, 2022
Alden
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