Slot Machine Location
Thursday, 13. January 2022
Volumes have been written on this matter, and the conflict and feuds about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in the casino are still there – more than 60 yrs after slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot machine games were placed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would see jackpot winners … be captivated to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our observation is that this is not so anymore.
The majority of the big name casinos nowadays are gigantic complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots close to any doors.
Yet another classic 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 influenced to play. Interestingly though, 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 the slots 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
Posted in Slots by Samantha