Volumes have been said on this item, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" slots are located in the casino are still bubbling – sixty yrs after slot machines were first placed in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot machine games were located just inside the main entry of the casino; so that fun seekers walking by would see jackpot winners … be infatuated enough to come into the casino … play. Our standpoint is that this is definitely no longer the case.
The majority of the major casinos presently are giant complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.