Books have been said on this matter, and the controversy and disagreement about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in the casino are still bubbling – over 60 years after slot machines were first placed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the most favorable slot machine games were put just inside the entry of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would see jackpot winners and be titillated to come into the casino and play. Our speculation is that this is definitely no longer true.
The great majority of the mega casinos these days are herculean complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slots close-by any exits.
Yet another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged 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 one armed bandits 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 one armed bandits.
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