Books have been stated on this subject, and the disquiet and face-offs about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in a casino are still raging – more than 60 years after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the better slots were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be captivated to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our frame of mind is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Nearly all of the major casinos today are huge complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines near any entrances or exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. 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 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
