Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the conflict and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still passionate – more than sixty yrs after the slot machines were first placed in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the superior slots were positioned just inside the main entry of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be convinced to come inside and play. Our belief is that this is definitely no longer so.
Practically all of the large casinos presently are magnificent complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any entrances.
Another traditional rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Importantly 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.