Slot Machine positioning
by Natalie on Sunday, December 30th, 2018
Volumes have been said on this topic, and the controversy and squabbling about where the "hot" slot machines are installed in a casino are still raging – sixty yrs after slot machine games were 1st installed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the very best slots were located just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that individuals walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be challenged to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our frame of mind is that this is not so anymore.
Many of the major casinos nowadays are gigantic complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any entrances.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Importantly 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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