Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the disquiet and squabbling about where the "hot" video slots are installed in the casino are still there – more than 60 years after slots were first placed in gambling dens.
The standard rule is that the better slot games were installed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that individuals passing by would see real jackpot winners … be infatuated enough to come into the casino … play. Our estimation is that this is no longer the case.
Practically all of the mega casinos presently are behemothic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be encouraged 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 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.