Volumes have been written on this item, and the contention and face-offs about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in the casino are still taking place – more than sixty years after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the better slot games were put just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that individuals passing by would see real jackpot winners and be tempted to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our finding is that this is no longer the case.
Practically all of the major casinos today are behemothic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games close to any entrances or exits.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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