Volumes have been said on this topic, and the conflict and feuds about where the "hot" slot games are installed in the casino are still on-going – 60 years after slot machines were 1st installed in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the better one armed bandits were put just inside the main entry of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be attracted to come into the casino … play. Our frame of mind is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Many of the mega casinos nowadays are immense complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any exits.
An additional classic rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 slot games.
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