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Volumes have been set forth on this subject, and the controversy and disharmony about where the "hot" video slots are located in a casino are still raging – sixty yrs after slots were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the best one armed bandits were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that everyone going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be tempted to come inside … play. Our speculation is that this is not so anymore.
Most of the big name casinos nowadays are behemothic complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots near to any of the doors.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably 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 slot machine 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.
