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Slot Machine positioning
Books have been said on this topic, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" slot games are installed in a casino are still there – over 60 yrs after the slot machines were first installed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the more favourable slot games were positioned just inside the main door of the casino; so that persons walking by would see real jackpot winners and be inspired to come into the casino and play. Our deduction is that this is no longer true.
Practically all of the major casinos today are mammoth complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any entrances.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Importantly 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 machine 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
