[
English ]
Volumes have been stated on this issue, and the contention and face-offs about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in a casino are still on-going – 60 years after slot machine games were first installed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the superior slots were placed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that individuals walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be enthralled to come inside … play. Our perspective is that this is not so anymore.
The majority of the major casinos presently are jumbo complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines near any exits.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Notably however, we find that this also is not 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 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
November 30th, 2015
Darius
Leave a reply