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Volumes have been written on this subject, and the debates and disharmony about where the "hot" slots are located in a casino are still raging - more than 60 years after slot machines were first placed in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the very best slot games were positioned just inside the door of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be enticed to come into the casino ... play. Our viewpoint is that this is no longer true.

Nearly all of the mega casinos these days are colossal complexes ... it's no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there's no longer a reason to situate the 'loose' slot games near to any entrances or exits.

An additional traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Notably however, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.

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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.