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Books have been stated on this item, and the debates and arguments about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in the casino are still happening - more than sixty years after the slots were first placed in gambling houses.

The quintessential rule is that the best slot machines were put just inside the main door of the casino; so that people walking by would see real jackpot winners ... be attracted to come inside ... play. Our verdict is that this is no longer the case.

The majority of the major casinos these days are humongous complexes ... now you can't see inside from the sidewalk, so there's no longer a reason to place the 'loose' one armed bandits close-by any doorways.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 slot machines.