Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the contention and face-offs about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in a casino are still raging – 60 years after slots were 1st installed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the more favourable slot machine games were positioned just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that individuals walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be tempted to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our assessment is that this is not so anymore.
Most of the large casinos these days are behemothic complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. However, we find that this also isn’t 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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