Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the debates and feuds about where the "hot" video slots are installed in a casino are still raging – over 60 yrs after one armed bandits were first installed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the very best slot machines were placed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be drawn to come into the casino and play. Our sneaking suspicion is that this is no longer the case.
The great majority of the mega casinos these days are gigantic complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games near any doorways.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Interestingly though, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 one armed bandits 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
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