Volumes have been written on this matter, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" slots are installed in the casino are still ongoing – sixty years after slot machine games were 1st installed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the superior one armed bandits were positioned just inside the main entry of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be keen enough to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our theory is that this is no longer the case.
Just about all of the big name casinos today are titanic complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games near any entrances or exits.
An additional traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. 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 slot machines 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 slot machines.
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