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Books have been stated on this issue, and the contention and ruckus about where the "hot" slots are installed in the casino are still bubbling – over 60 yrs after the slots were first installed in the casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the best slots were positioned just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that folks walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be challenged to come into the casino and play. Our assurance is that this is no longer true.
The great majority of the large casinos nowadays are colossal complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots near any of the doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machines are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 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 slot machines.
March 2nd, 2016
Alden
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