Slot Machine Location
Wednesday, 10. April 2024
Books have been stated on this matter, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" slots are installed in the casino are still there – more than 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the very best slot machines were located just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be inspired to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our assessment is that this is no longer true.
Many of the large casinos today are immense complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any of the doors.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be energized 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 slot machine 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 one armed bandits.
Posted in Slots by Samantha