Books have been stated on this topic, and the debates and discourse about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in the casino are still rampant – sixty years after slot machine games were first installed in gambling dens.
The quintessential rule is that the superior slot machines were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that people walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be baited to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our leaning is that this is definitely no longer so.
The great majority of the major casinos today are super-colossal complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines near any exits.
Another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. However, 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.
March 29th, 2020
Alden
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