Archive for May, 2007
Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the disquiet and arguments about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in the casino are still intense – 60 yrs after slot machine games were first placed in gambling dens.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slot games were located just inside the entrance of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be titillated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our attitude is that this is not so anymore.
Just about all of the major casinos presently are grand complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots near to any doors.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be motivated 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 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.