Slot Machine positioning

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Books have been written on this subject, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in the casino are still bubbling – 60 yrs after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The traditional rule is that the more favourable one armed bandits were put just inside the main entry of the casino; so that individuals going by would see actual jackpot winners … be stirred to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our observation is that this is definitely no longer true.

Most of the mega casinos presently are immense complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any entrances.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Importantly 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 slot games 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!

Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.