Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been said on this matter, and the contention and ruckus about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in a casino are still rampant – sixty years after the slots were first installed in the casinos.
The traditional rule is that the very best slots were put just inside the entry of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be challenged to come into the casino … play. Our persuasion is that this is no longer true.
The great majority of the mega casinos today are mammoth 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 close-by any of the doors.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.