Books have been said on this issue, and the controversy and discourse about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still ongoing – sixty yrs after slot machine games were 1st installed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot machines were installed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that people passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be challenged to come into the casino and play. Our observation is that this is not so anymore.
Almost all of the mega casinos nowadays are giant complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any doorways.
Another standard rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. 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 slot 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 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 machine games.
December 18th, 2018
Alden
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