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Books have been set forth on this topic, and the controversy and arguments about where the "hot" slot games are installed in the casino are still happening – over 60 years after one armed bandits were first installed in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the best slot games were positioned just inside the door of the casino; so that folks walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be baited to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our feeling is that this is definitely no longer true.
Just about all of the big name casinos today are gigantic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot games near to any exits.
Another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably 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 the 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 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.