Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the controversy and interchanges about where the "hot" video slots are located in a casino are still raging – more than 60 yrs after the slots were first installed in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the very best slots were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that persons going by would see jackpot winners … be infatuated enough to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our verdict is that this is no longer the case.
Just about all of the big name casinos these days are massive complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots close-by any entrances or exits.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. However, 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 the 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.