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Books have been set forth on this subject, and the bickering and squabbling about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still raging - 60 years after slots were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the most favorable one armed bandits were located just inside the entrance of the casino; so that individuals going by would see jackpot winners and be stirred to come unto the gaming floor ... play. Our thought is that this is no longer the case.

Almost all of the big name casinos presently are massive complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the 'loose' slot machines near to any entrances or exits.

Yet another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. However, 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 the slot machines 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.