Slot Machine Location


Volumes have been written on this subject, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in a casino are still rampant – over 60 yrs after slot games were 1st placed in casinos.

The quintessential rule is that the best slot games were positioned just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be influenced to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our perspective is that this is definitely no longer so.

Nearly all of the major casinos nowadays are super-colossal complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines near any exits.

Another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Interestingly though, 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 slot 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.

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