Books have been stated on this issue, and the debates and discussion about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still intense – sixty yrs after the slots were 1st installed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the better slot machines were positioned just inside the door of the casino; so that folks passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be drawn to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our interpretation is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Nearly all of the major casinos presently are behemothic complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any entrances or exits.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. 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 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 very 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 machine games.
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