Volumes have been written on this issue, and the conflict and interchanges about where the "hot" slot games are installed in a casino are still taking place – 60 years after one armed bandits were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the more favourable slot machines were positioned just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that persons walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be stimulated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our inclination is that this is no longer true.
Many of the big name casinos today are magnificent complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines near any exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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