02
July
Written by Kailey.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been written on this item, and the disquiet and discussion about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in a casino are still bubbling – sixty years after the slot machines were 1st installed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the more favourable slot machines were put just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be drawn to come inside … play. Our feeling is that this is no longer the case.
Just about all of the big name casinos presently are grand complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots near to any entrances or exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Importantly however, 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 the 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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