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Volumes have been written on this subject, and the conflict and feuds about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in a casino are still bubbling - 60 years after slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The standard rule is that the superior slot games were located just inside the door of the casino; so that everyone passing by would be able to see jackpot winners and be possessed to come inside ... play. Our leaning is that this is no longer the case.

Nearly all of the mega casinos presently are humongous complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there's no longer a reason to place the 'loose' slot machines in close proximity to any of the doors.

Another traditional rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Interestingly though, 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.