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Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the bickering and discord about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in the casino are still rampant – more than 60 yrs after slot games were first placed in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the very best slots were located just inside the main door of the casino; so that potential players passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be tempted to come inside and play. Our view is that this is definitely no longer so.

Most of the mega casinos presently are giant complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games close-by any exits.

Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Nonetheless, 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 slot machines 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot games.