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Volumes have been written on this item, and the contention and feuds about where the "hot" video slots are placed in a casino are still ongoing – 60 years after the slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the most favorable slots were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be titillated to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our conviction is that this is no longer true.

Practically all of the major casinos today are herculean complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots near to any doors.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. 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 slot machine 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.