Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been said on this topic, and the contention and ruckus about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in a casino are still rampant – sixty years after slot machine games were first placed in casinos.
The traditional rule is that the better one armed bandits were located just inside the door of the casino; so that potential gamblers walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be aroused to come inside … play. Our determination is that this is definitely no longer the case.
The great majority of the mega casinos nowadays are magnificent complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any doorways.
Yet another classic rule is that loose slots are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. However, 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.
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