Slot Machine positioning
Books have been stated on this subject, and the conflict and disharmony about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in the casino are still rampant – sixty years after slot games were first placed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the best slots were located just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that everyone passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be impressed enough to come inside and play. Our attitude is that this is no longer the case.
Almost all of the big name casinos presently are giant complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot games close to any doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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