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Books have been said on this matter, and the contention and arguments about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in the casino are still happening – over 60 years after one armed bandits were 1st installed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the very best slot games were installed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see real jackpot winners and be keen enough to come inside and play. Our stance is that this is no longer true.

The majority of the large casinos nowadays are colossal complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot games close to any entrances.

Another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Interestingly 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 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 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.