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Books have been written on this topic, and the debates and disagreement about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in a casino are still passionate – over sixty years after slot machine games were 1st installed in the casinos.

The standard rule is that the more favourable one armed bandits were placed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that everyone walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be tempted to come inside and play. Our feeling is that this is not so anymore.

The great majority of the mega casinos today are colossal complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any entrances.

An additional classic rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. However, 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 the slot machines 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.