Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been stated on this issue, and the debates and discussion about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still taking place – 60 years after slots were first installed in casinos.
The standard rule is that the best one armed bandits were located just inside the main door of the casino; so that persons walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be captivated to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our inclination is that this is definitely no longer so.
The great majority of the large casinos presently are gigantic complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot games close to any doors.
Another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Nonetheless, 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.