Slot Machine Location
Books have been set forth on this topic, and the controversy and interchanges about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still there – sixty yrs after slot machine games were first placed in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the better slot machines were placed just inside the door of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see jackpot winners … be enticed to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our resolve is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Most of the mega casinos today are massive complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any entrances or exits.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Importantly though, 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 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 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 slot games.