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Volumes have been said on this item, and the conflict and arguments about where the "hot" slots are located in the casino are still ongoing – over 60 years after slot machines were 1st placed in casinos.

The traditional rule is that the better slot machine games were positioned just inside the entry of the casino; so that folks walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be enthralled to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our inclination is that this is definitely no longer true.

Many of the major casinos today are giant complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games close to any entrances or exits.

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