Volumes have been said on this subject, and the conflict and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in a casino are still bubbling – more than 60 yrs after slot games were first placed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the superior slot machines were located just inside the main entry of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see real jackpot winners … be challenged to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our estimation is that this is no longer true.
Nearly all of the large casinos presently are super-colossal complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any entrances or exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles in 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 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 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 slot machines.
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