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Books have been written on this matter, and the conflict and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still passionate – over 60 years after the slot machines were first placed in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the best slot machines were placed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that casino fanatics going by would be able to see jackpot winners … be possessed to come into the casino … play. Our viewpoint is that this is definitely no longer the case.

The majority of the big name casinos nowadays are oversized complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near any entrances.

An additional classic rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 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 machines.