Books have been set forth on this matter, and the debates and discourse about where the "hot" slot games are located in the casino are still happening – more than 60 yrs after one armed bandits were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the superior slot games were located just inside the main entry of the casino; so that everyone walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be inspired to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our theory is that this is definitely no longer true.
Almost all of the large casinos presently are huge complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any entrances or exits.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Importantly 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 slot machine games 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 machine games.
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