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Volumes have been set forth on this issue, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in a casino are still raging – over sixty yrs after slot games were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the superior slot machine games were put just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see real jackpot winners and be inspired to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our inference is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Practically all of the major casinos these days are behemothic complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any entrances or exits.

Another traditional rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Interestingly though, 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 the 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!

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