Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the contention and squabbling about where the "hot" slots are installed in the casino are still there – sixty years after one armed bandits were 1st installed in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the very best one armed bandits were placed just inside the main door of the casino; so that individuals going by would see jackpot winners … be stirred to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our view is that this is no longer true.
Nearly all of the big name casinos nowadays are colossal complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machine games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be roused 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
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