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Books have been said on this subject, and the debates and ruckus about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in the casino are still rampant - 60 years after slot games were 1st installed in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the best slot games were installed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be possessed to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our verdict is that this is definitely no longer so.

The great majority of the large casinos nowadays are grand complexes ... it's no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there's no longer a reason to place the 'loose' one armed bandits near any entrances.

Another classic rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Notably though, 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 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!

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