Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the controversy and feuds about where the "hot" slots are positioned in the casino are still there – sixty yrs after slot machine games were 1st placed in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the more favourable one armed bandits were positioned just inside the main entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be attracted to come inside and play. Our speculation is that this is definitely no longer so.
Most of the large casinos presently are grand complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any doorways.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. 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 the 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.