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Books have been stated on this subject, and the disquiet and discourse about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still rampant – over 60 yrs after the slots were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The classic rule is that the better slot machines were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be intrigued enough to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our resolution is that this is not so anymore.

Many of the large casinos today are massive complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any doors.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated 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 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.