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Volumes have been written on this matter, and the controversy and disharmony about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still rampant – more than 60 years after slots were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the better slot machines were installed just inside the main door of the casino; so that potential players walking by would see jackpot winners … be aroused to come inside and play. Our thought is that this is no longer the case.

Most of the mega casinos presently are gigantic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games near any doors.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Importantly however, we find that this also isn’t 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!

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