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Books have been stated on this topic, and the debates and disagreement about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in the casino are still ongoing – more than sixty yrs after slots were 1st placed in casinos.

The quintessential rule is that the superior slot machine games were positioned just inside the main entry of the casino; so that people going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be challenged to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our deduction is that this is definitely no longer so.

Nearly all of the major casinos these days are behemothic complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any doorways.

Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.