Volumes have been written on this matter, and the contention and ruckus about where the "hot" slot games are located in the casino are still on-going – more than sixty yrs after slot machines were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the very best one armed bandits were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that folks going by would be able to see jackpot winners and be enthralled to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our opinion is that this is definitely no longer true.
Nearly all of the big name casinos these days are behemothic complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machine games close to any entrances or exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. However, we find that this also isn’t 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 machine 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 machines.
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