Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been written on this matter, and the controversy and interchanges about where the "hot" video slots are placed in a casino are still passionate – over sixty years after slot machines were first placed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the more favourable slot machine games were put just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that individuals going by would see jackpot winners and be baited to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our stance is that this is no longer the case.
The great majority of the mega casinos these days are giant complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games close-by any doorways.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably however, we find that this also isn’t 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 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slots.