Volumes have been said on this subject, and the disquiet and arguments about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in a casino are still taking place – over 60 yrs after the slots were 1st placed in casinos.
The classic rule is that the superior one armed bandits were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be stimulated to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our slant is that this is no longer the case.
Many of the big name casinos nowadays are monstrous complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any doors.
Yet another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Notably however, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 the slot machines 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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