Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the debates and discourse about where the "hot" slots are installed in a casino are still passionate – over 60 yrs after slot machines were first installed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the more favourable slots were located just inside the entrance of the casino; so that folks going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be influenced to come inside and play. Our presumption is that this is no longer the case.
Most of the mega casinos these days are mammoth complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machine games close-by any exits.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Notably however, 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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