12 Feb 24

Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the contention and disharmony about where the "hot" slot machines are installed in a casino are still raging – more than sixty years after the slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the very best one armed bandits were located just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that individuals passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be enthralled to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our leaning is that this is definitely no longer so.

The great majority of the major casinos presently are giant complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots near any exits.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. However, 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 the slot machines 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.


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