Good and Bad Locations for Slot Machines

Books have been published about this topic and the discussions and disputes concerning the location of the "hot" machines in a casino are still going on sixty years since the installation of the slots in casinos.

The traditional rule is that the top slots were situated just within the door of the casino, so that people passing by would notice the winners of the jackpot and be attracted to go inside and play.

The majority of the principal casinos now are giant establishments and you no longer can notice from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a need to place the loose slots adjacent to the doors. Another old rule is that loose slots are located on the main aisle in the casinos, so that a lot of people could notice the jackpot winner and be enticed to play.

What casinos discovered through the years is that people passing through a congested aisle were mostly on their way to another direction. If they ever bothered to play slots, they would just place their loose coins because they just walked by. Win or lose, they would not frequently stop and continue playing. And the last thing a casino desires is for a person to hit the jackpot by playing only some coins and then not come back to drop all their coins.

Presently, casinos are consistently modifying their philosophy about the location of their loose slots.

THE GOOD LOCATIONS FOR SLOTS * One row within the main aisles. Many people can still hear the jackpot and the casino keeps away from customers passing by the aisle not wanting to play the slots.

* Close to food and snack bars. This is based on the fact that people who hear the sound of jackpot will be tempted to eat faster in order to play the slots.

* In general, any spot that is clearly noticeable from other machines. People have the tendency to invest more money when they realize that other people are winning.

THE BAD LOCATIONS FOR SLOTS * Close to table games. People playing table games have no desire to play slot machines and the sound of jackpots being hit will just annoy them which could be the cause for their leaving. This is applicable to machines adjacent to sports betting locations.

* Adjacent to show or ticket lines. People falling in line in these areas will not leave to play. Chances are these people are true playing the machines and the noise of the jackpot is no longer attractive to them.

* Any distant or low congestion spots. Bear in mind that casinos want the majority of people to win a jackpot in order to lure them to the machines.

Different casinos have different philosophies about where they want their slot machines placed so it is really up to them to decide whether the location of the slot machines are good or bad spots.