Slot Machine Location


Books have been written on this topic, and the contention and discussion about where the "hot" slot machines are located in a casino are still passionate – more than 60 years after the slots were 1st placed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the very best slots were installed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be attracted to come into the casino and play. Our assessment is that this is definitely no longer so.

Nearly all of the major casinos presently are colossal complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any doors.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be influenced 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 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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