Slot Machine Location
Posted in Slots on 11/15/2025 08:25 pm by Jaliyah
Books have been said on this item, and the contention and interchanges about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in the casino are still raging – sixty yrs after one armed bandits were 1st installed in the casinos.
The standard rule is that the superior slot machine games were installed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that fun seekers walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be possessed to come inside … play. Our philosophy is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Almost all of the mega casinos today are huge complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot games near any entrances.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot games are installed 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 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 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 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 one armed bandits.