Volumes have been stated on this issue, and the disquiet and discord about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in the casino are still there – over sixty years after slot machines were first placed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot games were placed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that individuals going by would see actual jackpot winners and be challenged to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our theorem is that this is no longer the case.
Almost all of the major casinos presently are humongous complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines near any of the doors.
Another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Importantly though, 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 one armed bandits 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
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