Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the disquiet and arguments about where the "hot" video slots are installed in a casino are still raging – more than 60 years after the slot machines were first placed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the most favorable slots were positioned just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential players passing by would see jackpot winners … be captivated to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our interpretation is that this is no longer the case.
Almost all of the big name casinos presently are behemothic complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slots near to any exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Notably 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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