05.28
Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the disquiet and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in a casino are still happening – sixty years after the slot machines were first placed in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the better slot games were put just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that people walking by would see jackpot winners and be keen enough to come into the casino and play. Our sentiment is that this is no longer the case.
The great majority of the big name casinos nowadays are colossal complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games close to any entrances.
Another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Interestingly though, we find that this also isn’t 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.