Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been set forth on this subject, and the contention and discussion about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in a casino are still ongoing – more than 60 yrs after the slot machines were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the more favourable slot games were put just inside the entrance of the casino; so that everyone walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be inspired to come into the casino and play. Our theorem is that this is definitely no longer so.
Just about all of the major casinos presently are herculean complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be encouraged 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 slot machines 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.