Books have been stated on this issue, and the disquiet and feuds about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still there – 60 yrs after the slots were 1st installed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the very best one armed bandits were put just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential players going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be smitten to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our finding is that this is not so anymore.
Almost all of the big name casinos nowadays are oversized complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any doors.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Notably though, 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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
May 3rd, 2025
Alden
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