Volumes have been set forth on this item, and the controversy and disagreement about where the "hot" slot games are placed in the casino are still intense – more than sixty yrs after the slot machines were first installed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the better slots were placed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that individuals going by would see actual jackpot winners and be smitten to come inside … play. Our opinion is that this is definitely no longer true.
Most of the big name casinos these days are huge complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any doors.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Notably however, we find that this also is not 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.