Slot Machine positioning

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Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the debates and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in the casino are still taking place – 60 yrs after the slot machines were first installed in gambling dens.

The standard rule is that the more favourable one armed bandits were put just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be challenged to come inside … play. Our conviction is that this is not so anymore.

Nearly all of the large casinos presently are massive complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any exits.

Another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Nonetheless, we find that this also isn’t 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 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.