Volumes have been stated on this topic, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in a casino are still happening – over sixty yrs after the slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the better slot games were positioned just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be convinced to come into the casino … play. Our inference is that this is no longer true.
Practically all of the mega casinos today are grand complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any entrances.
Another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Importantly 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slots.
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