Volumes have been stated on this item, and the conflict and face-offs about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in a casino are still bubbling – sixty years after the slot machines were first placed in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slot games were located just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that casino fanatics going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be infatuated enough to come into the casino and play. Our view is that this is not so anymore.
Most of the mega casinos presently are colossal complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be galvanized 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
