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Volumes have been said on this subject, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still intense – sixty years after the slot machines were 1st placed in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the best slot machines were placed just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see real jackpot winners … be tempted to come into the casino and play. Our belief is that this is not so anymore.

The majority of the major casinos today are colossal complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any entrances or exits.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be roused 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 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 slot machines.