Books have been stated on this subject, and the debates and disagreement about where the "hot" slot games are placed in a casino are still taking place – over 60 years after the slots were first placed in gambling dens.
The classic rule is that the best slot machines were installed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would see jackpot winners … be captivated to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our leaning is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Most of the major casinos these days are titanic complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games close-by any entrances or exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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