Books have been stated on this issue, and the disquiet and arguments about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still ongoing – 60 years after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot machines were installed just inside the main door of the casino; so that persons walking by would see real jackpot winners and be enticed to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our frame of mind is that this is not so anymore.
Practically all of the major casinos today are immense complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any doors.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Interestingly though, 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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