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Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the controversy and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in the casino are still bubbling – sixty yrs after slots were first placed in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the superior slot games were placed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be stirred to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our finding is that this is not so anymore.

Practically all of the major casinos presently are herculean complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any of the doors.

Another standard rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Interestingly though, 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 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 one armed bandits.