Volumes have been set forth on this issue, and the contention and squabbling about where the "hot" slot games are placed in a casino are still raging – over sixty years after one armed bandits were first placed in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the better slot games were placed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would see jackpot winners and be smitten to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our theory is that this is no longer true.
Practically all of the large casinos these days are humongous complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots near to any entrances or exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks 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 slot machine games 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 one armed bandits.
