Slot Machine Location
by Lucy on Saturday, November 7th, 2026
Volumes have been written on this item, and the conflict and face-offs about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still raging – over sixty years after slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.
The traditional rule is that the best one armed bandits were placed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that fun seekers passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be inspired to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our point of view is that this is definitely no longer the case.
The majority of the big name casinos presently are jumbo complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots near to any exits.
Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Interestingly 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 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 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!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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