Books have been written on this item, and the controversy and arguments about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in a casino are still taking place – more than sixty years after slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the more favourable slots were installed just inside the main door of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would see jackpot winners … be enticed to come inside and play. Our observation is that this is no longer the case.
Almost all of the mega casinos today are grand complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any doors.
Another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly 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 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.
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