Slot Machine positioning
by Natalie on Thursday, January 28th, 2016
Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the conflict and disagreement about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still rampant – more than sixty yrs after slot machine games were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the best one armed bandits were put just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would be able to see jackpot winners and be drawn to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our observation is that this is definitely no longer the case.
The majority of the big name casinos today are mammoth complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any entrances or exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people 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 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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