Books have been set forth on this item, and the debates and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still bubbling – 60 years after one armed bandits were first installed in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the best slot machines were installed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential players passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be captivated to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our feeling is that this is no longer true.
Practically all of the major casinos today are titanic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games near to any doorways.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized 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 slot 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 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 one armed bandits.
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