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Books have been stated on this item, and the contention and feuds about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in a casino are still passionate - more than 60 yrs after slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The standard rule is that the very best slot machine games were positioned just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential gamblers walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be influenced to come into the casino and play. Our interpretation is that this is definitely no longer the case.

The majority of the major casinos presently are giant complexes ... it's no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there's no longer a reason to position the 'loose' slot machine games near to any entrances or exits.

Yet another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Interestingly though, 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 one armed bandits 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.