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Slot Machine positioning
Books have been stated on this matter, and the debates and discord about where the "hot" slots are installed in the casino are still ongoing – over sixty years after slot machines were first installed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the most favorable one armed bandits were positioned just inside the entry of the casino; so that people passing by would see jackpot winners and be keen enough to come into the casino and play. Our sentiment is that this is no longer the case.
Almost all of the large casinos presently are herculean complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any entrances or exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Importantly 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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