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Books have been written on this subject, and the controversy and ruckus about where the "hot" slots are installed in a casino are still intense – sixty years after one armed bandits were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the best slots were located just inside the door of the casino; so that fun seekers going by would see actual jackpot winners … be mesmerized enough to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our observation is that this is not so anymore.

The great majority of the major casinos presently are titanic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any doorways.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.