Volumes have been set forth on this subject, and the disquiet and discussion about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in the casino are still rampant – sixty years after slots were first added to the gaming floor in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the best slot machine games were put just inside the main door of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see jackpot winners and be mesmerized enough to come inside and play. Our attitude is that this is no longer the case.
The great majority of the big name casinos these days are colossal complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots near any entrances or exits.
Another standard rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
