Books have been written on this matter, and the conflict and discussion about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in a casino are still intense – more than 60 yrs after slots were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the superior slots were positioned just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be enthralled to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our opinion is that this is definitely no longer so.
The majority of the large casinos nowadays are oversized complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly however, 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 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
