Volumes have been said on this matter, and the controversy and discourse about where the "hot" video slots are located in a casino are still there – more than 60 yrs after slots were first placed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slot games were installed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that individuals passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be drawn to come inside and play. Our sentiment is that this is no longer the case.
Almost all of the big name casinos presently are jumbo complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any entrances or exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. 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 the slot machines 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot games.