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Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the bickering and arguments about where the "hot" slots are located in the casino are still intense – sixty yrs after slot machines were first placed in casinos.

The classic rule is that the superior slot machines were put just inside the main entry of the casino; so that people passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be enticed to come inside … play. Our thought is that this is no longer the case.

Many of the big name casinos these days are super-colossal complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any doorways.

Another standard 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 galvanized to play. Notably 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 the slots 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 perspective about where to place the loose slots.