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Volumes have been written on this issue, and the conflict and squabbling about where the "hot" video slots are placed in a casino are still on-going - sixty yrs after one armed bandits were 1st added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The classic rule is that the more favourable slot machines were put just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that persons walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners ... be aroused to come unto the gambling floor ... play. Our stance is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Many of the big name casinos nowadays are huge complexes and it's no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there's no longer a reason to put the 'loose' slots near any of the doors.

An additional standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably though, 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 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 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!

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