Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been stated on this item, and the disquiet and disagreement about where the "hot" slot games are located in a casino are still ongoing – more than 60 years after the slots were 1st placed in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the best slot games were located just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential players going by would see actual jackpot winners and be challenged to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our thought is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Practically all of the major casinos today are huge complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any doorways.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be energized 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 slot machine 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.