Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the conflict and face-offs about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in the casino are still raging – more than 60 years after the slot machines were first installed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the superior slot machine games were put just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see jackpot winners … be stirred to come inside and play. Our speculation is that this is definitely no longer true.
Practically all of the mega casinos nowadays are titanic complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any entrances.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably however, 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 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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