Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the debates and interchanges about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in a casino are still ongoing – over 60 yrs after the slots were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the very best slot machines were positioned just inside the main door of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see actual jackpot winners … be titillated to come inside and play. Our stance is that this is definitely no longer the case.
The majority of the major casinos these days are enormous complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot games close-by any of the doors.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Nonetheless, we find that this also is not 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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