Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the debates and interchanges about where the "hot" slot games are installed in the casino are still rampant – over 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The standard rule is that the very best slot machines were positioned just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see jackpot winners … be stirred to come inside … play. Our estimation is that this is no longer true.
Practically all of the major casinos today are super-colossal complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any exits.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably though, we find that this also isn’t 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 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 slots.
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