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Volumes have been stated on this issue, and the contention and interchanges about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still ongoing – more than 60 years after slot machines were 1st placed in gambling houses.

The quintessential rule is that the very best slot machines were installed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see real jackpot winners … be stimulated to come inside … play. Our conclusion is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Many of the large casinos presently are enormous complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots close to any entrances.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly 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 machine 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 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!

Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.