Volumes have been said on this matter, and the contention and squabbling about where the "hot" slot machines are located in a casino are still bubbling – over 60 yrs after slots were 1st added to the gaming floor in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the better slot games were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see jackpot winners and be intrigued enough to come into the casino and play. Our conviction is that this is no longer the case.
Most of the major casinos presently are magnificent complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any doorways.
Another standard rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Interestingly though, 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 the slots 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
