Volumes have been written on this matter, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in the casino are still there – 60 years after the slots were 1st placed in gambling dens.
The classic rule is that the superior slot machines were placed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see real jackpot winners and be inspired to come inside and play. Our presumption is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Nearly all of the major casinos presently are massive complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots near any of the doors.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slot games are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably though, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.
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 slots 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 slot games.
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