Volumes have been set forth on this item, and the contention and ruckus about where the "hot" slot games are located in the casino are still happening – 60 years after slots were first placed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the best slot games were installed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that persons passing by would see real jackpot winners … be attracted to come inside and play. Our point of view is that this is no longer true.
The majority of the large casinos these days are herculean complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Notably however, 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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