Slot Machine positioning

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Books have been set forth on this item, and the debates and squabbling about where the "hot" slot games are installed in a casino are still bubbling – over 60 yrs after one armed bandits were first installed in casinos.

The classic rule is that the better slot machines were put just inside the door of the casino; so that potential players going by would see jackpot winners … be convinced to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our reasoning is that this is no longer the case.

Practically all of the big name casinos nowadays are massive complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any exits.

Another classic 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 motivated to play. 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.