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Books have been written on this matter, and the conflict and discourse about where the "hot" slot games are installed in the casino are still raging - more than sixty yrs after one armed bandits were first installed in gambling houses.

The quintessential rule is that the better slot machine games were put just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that everyone walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be mesmerized enough to come unto the gaming floor ... play. Our presumption is that this is no longer the case.

Many of the major casinos today are mammoth complexes ... it's no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the 'loose' one armed bandits close-by any entrances.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be galvanized 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 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.