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Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the contention and arguments about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in a casino are still bubbling – over 60 years after one armed bandits were first installed in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the most favorable slots were placed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that persons walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be smitten to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our interpretation is that this is not so anymore.

The majority of the major casinos today are monstrous complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games near any of the doors.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.