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Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the conflict and discourse about where the "hot" video slots are located in a casino are still bubbling – over 60 yrs after slots were first placed in casinos.

The classic rule is that the more favourable slot machines were put just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that folks going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be challenged to come inside and play. Our standpoint is that this is definitely no longer true.

Just about all of the big name casinos presently are herculean complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any doors.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Nonetheless, 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.