Volumes have been stated on this item, and the controversy and squabbling about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in a casino are still ongoing – more than 60 years after slot games were first installed in the casinos.
The classic rule is that the best slots were located just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that people passing by would see real jackpot winners and be inspired to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our persuasion is that this is not so anymore.
Nearly all of the large casinos nowadays are jumbo complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any exits.
Another standard rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be roused 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 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 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 slot machines.
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