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Books have been written on this item, and the contention and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machines are installed in the casino are still ongoing - more than 60 years after the slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in the casinos.

The standard rule is that the superior slot games were placed just inside the entry of the casino; so that individuals passing by would see jackpot winners and be inspired to come unto the gambling floor ... play. Our verdict is that this is definitely no longer so.

Nearly all of the major casinos nowadays are huge complexes ... you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there's no longer a reason to put the 'loose' one armed bandits close-by any doorways.

Another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably however, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.

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 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!

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