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Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the bickering and discussion about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still passionate – more than 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st placed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slots were positioned just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that potential players passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be challenged to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our deduction is that this is no longer true.
Most of the major casinos nowadays are magnificent complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any doors.
An additional traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.