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Books have been stated on this matter, and the contention and feuds about where the "hot" slot machines are located in a casino are still passionate – more than sixty yrs after slot machine games were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The classic rule is that the better slot machines were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that persons passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be convinced to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our assessment is that this is definitely no longer true.

Practically all of the mega casinos today are magnificent complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games near any doors.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably 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 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 machines.