Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the contention and interchanges about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in a casino are still rampant – more than sixty years after one armed bandits were 1st installed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the better slot games were located just inside the entrance of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be drawn to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our viewpoint is that this is not so anymore.
Practically all of the big name casinos today are grand complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any entrances or exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Notably 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 slot 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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