Books have been stated on this item, and the conflict and arguments about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in the casino are still on-going – over 60 years after the slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The standard rule is that the most favorable slot machines were put just inside the entrance of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be drawn to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our point of view is that this is no longer the case.
Almost all of the major casinos presently are titanic complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any entrances or exits.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.
