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Volumes have been written on this issue, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in the casino are still raging – 60 yrs after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the most favorable slot machine games were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be smitten to come inside … play. Our persuasion is that this is not so anymore.

The majority of the major casinos today are grand complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games close to any exits.

An additional traditional rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably however, 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 machine 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!

Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.