Books have been written on this topic, and the debates and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are located in a casino are still there – more than sixty years after the slots were 1st installed in gambling dens.
The classic rule is that the better slot machines were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that individuals passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be enthralled to come inside and play. Our verdict is that this is definitely no longer true.
Just about all of the major casinos these days are monstrous complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any of the doors.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably however, 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 the 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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