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Books have been said on this item, and the debates and face-offs about where the "hot" slots are located in a casino are still taking place - over sixty years after slot machines were first placed in the casinos.

The standard rule is that the better slot games were located just inside the main door of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be inspired to come inside and play. Our verdict is that this is definitely no longer true.

Just about all of the mega casinos today are massive complexes and now you can't see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the 'loose' slot games in close proximity to any doors.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be encouraged 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 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 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.