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Books have been set forth on this issue, and the debates and discourse about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in the casino are still taking place – over 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot machines were put just inside the door of the casino; so that persons going by would see real jackpot winners … be enticed to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our feeling is that this is definitely no longer true.

Practically all of the mega casinos nowadays are humongous complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slots close to any entrances or exits.

Another standard rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be influenced 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 one armed bandits 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.