Volumes have been stated on this item, and the conflict and face-offs about where the "hot" slot games are placed in the casino are still rampant – more than 60 years after slot machine games were 1st installed in casinos.
The standard rule is that the best slot machines were positioned just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that folks walking by would see real jackpot winners … be stirred to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our view is that this is no longer the case.
The majority of the major casinos these days are giant complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slots near any doors.
An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.