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Volumes have been said on this item, and the debates and interchanges about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in the casino are still taking place – more than 60 years after slots were 1st placed in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot machines were installed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be captivated to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our conviction is that this is not so anymore.

Most of the mega casinos these days are enormous complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slots close to any entrances or exits.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably however, 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 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 very 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 slot games.