Books have been said on this item, and the contention and disagreement about where the "hot" slot games are placed in a casino are still raging – sixty yrs after slot machines were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the superior slots were located just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential players passing by would see jackpot winners … be captivated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our position is that this is definitely no longer so.
Most of the major casinos presently are behemothic complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots near to any exits.
Another standard rule is that loose slot machines are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Nonetheless, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 one armed bandits 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 philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
