Books have been set forth on this subject, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still passionate – 60 years after slots were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The standard rule is that the most favorable slot games were positioned just inside the main entry of the casino; so that people passing by would see jackpot winners and be stirred to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our resolution is that this is no longer the case.
Just about all of the mega casinos presently are colossal complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Interestingly though, 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 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
