Books have been stated on this issue, and the bickering and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in a casino are still ongoing – over sixty years after the slots were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot games were placed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that everyone walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be aroused to come inside and play. Our feeling is that this is no longer true.
Practically all of the mega casinos nowadays are massive complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots close to any entrances or exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Interestingly 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 the slot machines 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
