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Books have been stated on this topic, and the disquiet and squabbling about where the "hot" slot games are placed in the casino are still ongoing – more than 60 yrs after slot games were 1st placed in gambling houses.

The quintessential rule is that the best one armed bandits were placed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that individuals going by would see jackpot winners … be captivated to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our conviction is that this is definitely no longer true.

Almost all of the large casinos presently are monstrous complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games close to any of the doors.

An additional traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Interestingly though, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.

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 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.