Apr 272025
Books have been written on this matter, and the controversy and interchanges about where the "hot" slot machines are located in a casino are still ongoing – over sixty years after slot games were first added to the gaming floor in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the very best slot machines were placed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be inspired to come inside and play. Our determination is that this is not so anymore.
The majority of the large casinos nowadays are magnificent complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines near any entrances.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized 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 slot 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.
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