Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the bickering and ruckus about where the "hot" slot games are placed in a casino are still taking place – more than sixty yrs after the slot machines were first placed in gambling houses.
The standard rule is that the most favorable slots were located just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that everyone walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be stirred to come into the casino … play. Our philosophy is that this is not so anymore.
Many of the mega casinos today are giant complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any entrances or exits.
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 roused to play. Notably 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 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 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.