Books have been said on this item, and the contention and discord about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still happening – over sixty yrs after slot games were first installed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the best slot machine games were placed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that folks walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be keen enough to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our belief is that this is not so anymore.
The great majority of the big name casinos today are monstrous complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
This entry was posted on May 17, 2025, 3:25 am and is filed under Slots. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.