Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been written on this topic, and the conflict and squabbling about where the "hot" video slots are installed in the casino are still bubbling – over 60 yrs after one armed bandits were first installed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the best one armed bandits were installed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that persons passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be challenged to come inside and play. Our conclusion is that this is not so anymore.
The great majority of the large casinos presently are mammoth complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games near any exits.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Interestingly 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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