Volumes have been said on this item, and the controversy and arguments about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in the casino are still taking place – more than 60 years after slot machines were 1st placed in the casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the best slot machine games were located just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that fun seekers going by would see jackpot winners and be infatuated enough to come into the casino and play. Our reasoning is that this is no longer true.
The great majority of the major casinos presently are jumbo complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any entrances or exits.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. However, we find that this also is not 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 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 machines.