Books have been stated on this matter, and the debates and feuds about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in the casino are still there – over 60 yrs after one armed bandits were 1st placed in casinos.
The standard rule is that the better slots were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that people going by would be able to see jackpot winners … be influenced to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our resolution is that this is not so anymore.
Almost all of the big name casinos presently are massive complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any exits.
Yet another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be galvanized 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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