Volumes have been set forth on this item, and the debates and discourse about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in a casino are still rampant – 60 yrs after slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the better one armed bandits were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that individuals going by would see actual jackpot winners … be baited to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our conclusion is that this is no longer true.
Many of the mega casinos these days are herculean complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any entrances.
Another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be influenced 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
