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Volumes have been written on this subject, and the debates and discourse about where the "hot" slots are installed in the casino are still intense - over sixty yrs after one armed bandits were 1st added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The traditional rule is that the best slot machine games were put just inside the main door of the casino; so that people walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be attracted to come inside and play. Our perspective is that this is no longer the case.

Many of the big name casinos these days are mammoth complexes ... you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there's no longer a reason to place the 'loose' slot games near to any of the doors.

An additional traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Importantly though, 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 the 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!

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