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Volumes have been written on this item, and the contention and interchanges about where the "hot" slot games are placed in a casino are still raging – 60 yrs after slot machine games were first placed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot games were placed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be infatuated enough to come into the casino and play. Our observation is that this is definitely no longer so.
The majority of the mega casinos these days are monstrous complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any doorways.
An additional classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably though, 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 one armed bandits 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 one armed bandits.
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