Volumes have been said on this issue, and the conflict and discord about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still passionate – more than 60 years after slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the superior slot machines were put just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential players walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be convinced to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our deduction is that this is definitely no longer the case.
The majority of the big name casinos presently are titanic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games close-by any of the doors.
Yet another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably 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 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!
Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.