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Books have been set forth on this topic, and the controversy and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machines are installed in the casino are still on-going – over 60 yrs after slot games were first installed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the most favorable slot machines were positioned just inside the entry of the casino; so that individuals going by would see jackpot winners and be stimulated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our sneaking suspicion is that this is no longer true.
Many of the big name casinos nowadays are titanic complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly however, 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
