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Books have been stated on this item, and the debates and discourse about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in the casino are still passionate – 60 yrs after slot machine games were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The standard rule is that the most favorable slot machines were placed just inside the main door of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be keen enough to come into the casino … play. Our inclination is that this is definitely no longer true.

The great majority of the mega casinos presently are giant complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games near to any entrances.

Another standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly though, 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.