Books have been stated on this subject, and the conflict and squabbling about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in the casino are still raging – more than sixty years after the slots were first placed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the very best slot machine games were placed just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see real jackpot winners and be attracted to come inside … play. Our stance is that this is no longer the case.
Many of the mega casinos these days are grand complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots near any of the doors.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated 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 slot machine 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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