12
January
Written by Kailey.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been set forth on this subject, and the conflict and discord about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in the casino are still ongoing – over 60 yrs after slots were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the most favorable one armed bandits were placed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that individuals passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be enticed to come inside and play. Our opinion is that this is definitely no longer true.
Just about all of the large casinos today are enormous complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any doorways.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Interestingly though, we find that this also isn’t 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post.
You must be logged in to post a comment.
