Volumes have been set forth on this item, and the controversy and face-offs about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in the casino are still happening – more than sixty years after slots were first added to the gaming floor in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot machine games were put just inside the main entry of the casino; so that folks passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be aroused to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our opinion is that this is definitely no longer so.
The majority of the mega casinos these days are humongous complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machine games close to any entrances or exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks 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 slots 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
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