Volumes have been set forth on this issue, and the disquiet and disharmony about where the "hot" video slots are located in the casino are still intense – sixty yrs after slots were first placed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the more favourable slot machines were put just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that persons going by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be challenged to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our opinion is that this is definitely no longer the case.
The great majority of the big name casinos these days are herculean complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly however, 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 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 one armed bandits.
