Volumes have been said on this topic, and the contention and discord about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in the casino are still passionate – more than 60 yrs after the slot machines were first placed in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot games were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that individuals going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be baited to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our reasoning is that this is definitely no longer so.
Many of the large casinos these days are magnificent complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any doors.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be encouraged 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 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 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
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