Books have been stated on this matter, and the disquiet and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in a casino are still happening – more than 60 yrs after slots were first placed in gambling dens.
The classic rule is that the very best slot games were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see jackpot winners … be challenged to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our observation is that this is no longer true.
Most of the big name casinos these days are huge complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots near any of the doors.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably however, 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
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