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January
Written by Kailey.
Posted in: Slots
Volumes have been stated on this issue, and the debates and ruckus about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in the casino are still there – 60 years after slot machine games were 1st placed in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the very best slots were positioned just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that potential players passing by would see real jackpot winners and be enticed to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our conclusion is that this is not so anymore.
Almost all of the large casinos today are grand complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots close-by any of the doors.
An additional classic rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be roused 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 slot machine games 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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