May 132019
Books have been said on this subject, and the debates and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still bubbling – sixty yrs after slots were 1st installed in casinos.
The standard rule is that the better slot machines were installed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that folks walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be captivated to come inside … play. Our finding is that this is definitely no longer true.
Many of the large casinos these days are gigantic complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any entrances or exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Nonetheless, 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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