Books have been written on this issue, and the conflict and face-offs about where the "hot" slots are installed in the casino are still ongoing – 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st installed in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the more favourable slots were positioned just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see jackpot winners … be infatuated enough to come into the casino and play. Our view is that this is definitely no longer so.
Nearly all of the large casinos presently are monstrous complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots close-by any exits.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Interestingly though, 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
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