Books have been written on this matter, and the controversy and disharmony about where the "hot" video slots are located in a casino are still raging – 60 years after one armed bandits were 1st installed in gambling dens.
The standard rule is that the best slots were located just inside the main door of the casino; so that potential players walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be enthralled to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our disposition is that this is no longer the case.
Nearly all of the major casinos presently are immense complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any entrances.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. However, 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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