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Books have been stated on this topic, and the contention and discord about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in the casino are still ongoing – more than sixty yrs after the slot machines were 1st installed in gambling houses.

The standard rule is that the better slot machines were installed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see jackpot winners … be titillated to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our assessment is that this is not so anymore.

The majority of the large casinos presently are immense complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots near any exits.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slots are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be motivated 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 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 one armed bandits.