Volumes have been said on this issue, and the conflict and discussion about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in the casino are still passionate – over sixty years after slot games were 1st installed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slots were placed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that folks walking by would see jackpot winners … be titillated to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our presumption is that this is definitely no longer true.
Practically all of the major casinos today are monstrous complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any entrances.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Interestingly though, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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