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Books have been written on this matter, and the bickering and disharmony about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in a casino are still intense - 60 years after the slots were first installed in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the more favourable slots were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that persons walking by would see jackpot winners and be intrigued enough to come unto the gaming floor ... play. Our estimation is that this is no longer true.

The majority of the major casinos presently are herculean complexes ... it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the 'loose' slot machines in close proximity to any entrances.

Another traditional rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably 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 slot games 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slots.