Books have been written on this topic, and the controversy and arguments about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still intense – more than sixty yrs after one armed bandits were 1st installed in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot machines were put just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that individuals passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be enticed to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our resolve is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Practically all of the major casinos presently are enormous complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots near to any exits.
Another standard rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Nonetheless, 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 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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