Books have been stated on this issue, and the conflict and disagreement about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in the casino are still taking place – more than sixty years after one armed bandits were first placed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the best slot machines were positioned just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be convinced to come into the casino and play. Our thought is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Most of the large casinos presently are mammoth complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any doorways.
Yet another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. However, 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
