Volumes have been set forth on this subject, and the conflict and feuds about where the "hot" slot games are located in the casino are still rampant – 60 years after the slot machines were first placed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the better slots were installed just inside the main door of the casino; so that everyone walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be mesmerized enough to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our thought is that this is definitely no longer so.
Almost all of the big name casinos these days are gigantic complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any entrances.
Yet another standard rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly 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 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!
In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.