Books have been stated on this subject, and the conflict and disharmony about where the "hot" slots are located in a casino are still rampant – more than 60 yrs after one armed bandits were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the best one armed bandits were installed just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential players going by would see actual jackpot winners and be enticed to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our sentiment is that this is no longer true.
The great majority of the mega casinos today are herculean complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any entrances.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated 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 the 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
