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Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the contention and squabbling about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still there – over 60 years after one armed bandits were 1st placed in the casinos.

The standard rule is that the superior slot machines were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be inspired to come into the casino and play. Our observation is that this is definitely no longer the case.

The great majority of the big name casinos nowadays are mammoth complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games near any doorways.

Another classic rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably 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 one armed bandits 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.