Volumes have been said on this topic, and the conflict and discussion about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in the casino are still passionate – more than 60 yrs after one armed bandits were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the very best one armed bandits were located just inside the door of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be titillated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our verdict is that this is no longer the case.
Most of the large casinos today are mammoth complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any doorways.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machines are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be influenced 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 one armed bandits 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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