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Books have been stated on this item, and the conflict and feuds about where the "hot" slots are located in a casino are still passionate – over 60 yrs after slot games were first placed in casinos.

The standard rule is that the most favorable slot machine games were placed just inside the entry of the casino; so that folks passing by would see jackpot winners and be titillated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our conclusion is that this is not so anymore.

The majority of the mega casinos nowadays are magnificent complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any doors.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Notably 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 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.