Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been written on this matter, and the disquiet and discord about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in the casino are still raging – 60 years after slots were 1st installed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot games were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that folks walking by would see jackpot winners and be smitten to come into the casino … play. Our assurance is that this is definitely no longer true.
Just about all of the big name casinos today are giant complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any entrances.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Importantly 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 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.