Slot Machine positioning
Friday, 25. November 2016
Books have been set forth on this issue, and the contention and discourse about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still bubbling – more than sixty yrs after slot games were first placed in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the very best slot machines were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that individuals passing by would see jackpot winners … be attracted to come inside and play. Our inclination is that this is definitely no longer true.
Almost all of the big name casinos nowadays are monstrous complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any doors.
An additional classic rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably however, 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
Posted in Slots by Samantha