Slot Machine Location
Posted in Slots on 11/12/2025 06:25 am by Cristal
Books have been said on this subject, and the conflict and arguments about where the "hot" slot machines are installed in a casino are still there – more than 60 years after the slots were first placed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the best slot machines were positioned just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that potential players going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be convinced to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our inference is that this is no longer true.
The great majority of the large casinos nowadays are mammoth complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be influenced 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot games.