Volumes have been set forth on this item, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in a casino are still raging – over sixty years after slot machines were first placed in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the more favourable slots were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics going by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be tempted to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our view is that this is not so anymore.
Almost all of the large casinos these days are monstrous complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any exits.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Nonetheless, 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.
January 28th, 2025
Alden
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