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Books have been stated on this topic, and the bickering and discord about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in a casino are still happening – more than 60 yrs after slot games were first placed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the superior slot machines were positioned just inside the door of the casino; so that people passing by would see jackpot winners … be aroused to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our attitude is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Nearly all of the major casinos today are jumbo complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any doors.
Another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 the slot machines 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.
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