Books have been set forth on this item, and the disquiet and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in the casino are still passionate – more than sixty years after one armed bandits were first placed in gambling dens.
The standard rule is that the better slot machines were put just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that everyone going by would see jackpot winners and be captivated to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our conclusion is that this is no longer the case.
The majority of the mega casinos today are grand complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games close-by any of the doors.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 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 games.
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