Books have been set forth on this matter, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" slots are positioned in a casino are still intense – 60 yrs after one armed bandits were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The standard rule is that the very best slot games were positioned just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that people going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be enthralled to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our perspective is that this is no longer the case.
Just about all of the big name casinos presently are jumbo complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot games close-by any exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably however, 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 slots.
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