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Volumes have been written on this issue, and the disquiet and disagreement about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still intense - more than 60 yrs after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The classic rule is that the most favorable slot machine games were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be tempted to come inside ... play. Our resolution is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Practically all of the big name casinos presently are monstrous complexes ... you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there's no longer a reason to put the 'loose' one armed bandits in close proximity to any entrances or exits.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot games are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly 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 slots 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 slot machine games.