Books have been stated on this subject, and the conflict and discord about where the "hot" video slots are installed in the casino are still there – over 60 yrs after slot games were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the superior slot games were positioned just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that potential gamblers walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be baited to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our stance is that this is definitely no longer true.
Many of the large casinos these days are behemothic complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any exits.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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