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Volumes have been said on this subject, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still intense – 60 years after the slots were first placed in the casinos.

The quintessential rule is that the superior one armed bandits were installed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would see real jackpot winners and be captivated to come into the casino … play. Our position is that this is not so anymore.

The majority of the mega casinos these days are colossal complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any doorways.

An additional classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably 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 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.