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Books have been written on this subject, and the controversy and arguments about where the "hot" slots are placed in a casino are still passionate – sixty years after slot machines were first placed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the very best one armed bandits were installed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that people walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be drawn to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our disposition is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Most of the large casinos presently are colossal complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any doorways.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. 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 one armed bandits 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 one armed bandits.