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Books have been written on this topic, and the debates and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still rampant – 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st placed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the most favorable slot games were put just inside the entry of the casino; so that individuals walking by would see actual jackpot winners and be stimulated to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our theory is that this is definitely no longer so.

Practically all of the big name casinos nowadays are colossal complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots near any doors.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot games are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.