04.22
Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the contention and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are located in the casino are still rampant – sixty yrs after slot machine games were first placed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the very best slots were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that individuals walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be stimulated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our presumption is that this is not so anymore.
The majority of the mega casinos presently are jumbo complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any entrances or exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Nonetheless, 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.