Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the contention and discourse about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still there – more than sixty yrs after the slots were first placed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the more favourable slots were installed just inside the entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be possessed to come inside … play. Our inclination is that this is definitely no longer true.
The great majority of the major casinos these days are gigantic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any exits.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably though, we find that this also is not 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 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 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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