Feb 162025
Books have been said on this topic, and the conflict and disharmony about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still bubbling – 60 yrs after slot machines were first placed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the better one armed bandits were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would see real jackpot winners … be stirred to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our finding is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Most of the mega casinos presently are monstrous complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any entrances or exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Importantly though, 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 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 machines.
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