Slot Machine positioning
Posted in Slots on 05/17/2026 07:25 pm by Darnell
Volumes have been stated on this topic, and the conflict and disharmony about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in the casino are still happening – over 60 years after slot games were 1st placed in the casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the more favourable slots were installed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that everyone passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be possessed to come inside and play. Our inference is that this is definitely no longer true.
The great majority of the major casinos today are grand complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slots close to any doorways.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Interestingly though, 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 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 games.