Volumes have been stated on this issue, and the conflict and disharmony about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still intense – 60 yrs after one armed bandits were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the more favourable one armed bandits were located just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that persons passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be baited to come inside … play. Our perspective is that this is definitely no longer true.
Just about all of the major casinos presently are titanic complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines near any exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Interestingly though, 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 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.
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