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Books have been stated on this issue, and the conflict and discussion about where the "hot" slot machines are located in a casino are still raging – over 60 years after slot machines were first installed in casinos.

The traditional rule is that the more favourable slots were put just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that everyone walking by would see jackpot winners … be captivated to come into the casino and play. Our resolution is that this is no longer true.

Many of the mega casinos these days are monstrous complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots near any doorways.

Yet another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 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 slot games.