Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the controversy and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in the casino are still taking place – more than sixty yrs after slot machine games were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The classic rule is that the more favourable slot games were positioned just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that individuals going by would see real jackpot winners … be mesmerized enough to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our conviction is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Nearly all of the large casinos nowadays are magnificent complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any doors.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably 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 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
