Slot Machine Location

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Books have been written on this item, and the controversy and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in the casino are still raging – more than 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st placed in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot machines were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that persons passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be keen enough to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our conclusion is that this is no longer the case.

Almost all of the big name casinos today are herculean complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any entrances.

An additional traditional rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Nonetheless, 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 the 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 perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.