Slot Machine Location
Volumes have been stated on this issue, and the disquiet and discourse about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in the casino are still raging – more than 60 years after one armed bandits were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.
The traditional rule is that the best one armed bandits were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be inspired to come inside … play. Our presumption is that this is definitely no longer so.
The majority of the large casinos today are massive complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots near any entrances.
Yet another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.