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Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been set forth on this item, and the contention and discord about where the "hot" slot games are located in the casino are still passionate – over 60 yrs after slots were first placed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the most favorable slot machines were put just inside the entry of the casino; so that individuals going by would see actual jackpot winners and be impressed enough to come into the casino … play. Our assessment is that this is definitely no longer so.
The great majority of the large casinos nowadays are jumbo complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any exits.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably however, 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.