Slot Machine positioning
Books have been written on this issue, and the bickering and discussion about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in a casino are still passionate – over sixty years after the slot machines were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The classic rule is that the most favorable slot machines were installed just inside the main door of the casino; so that persons passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be enthralled to come into the casino … play. Our estimation is that this is not so anymore.
The great majority of the big name casinos presently are humongous complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any entrances or exits.
Another classic rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly though, 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 slot machine games 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.