Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the disquiet and discourse about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still ongoing – sixty yrs after slot games were first placed in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the best one armed bandits were placed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be impressed enough to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our resolve is that this is not so anymore.
Most of the big name casinos these days are gigantic complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any entrances.
An additional standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably though, 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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