Slot Machine positioning
Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the conflict and discussion about where the "hot" slot machines are placed in a casino are still there – 60 yrs after the slot machines were first placed in the casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the most favorable slots were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that individuals going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be mesmerized enough to come into the casino … play. Our determination is that this is not so anymore.
Just about all of the major casinos nowadays are colossal complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machine games close to any entrances.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably 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 the 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!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.