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Volumes have been set forth on this item, and the disquiet and face-offs about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in a casino are still happening – over 60 yrs after slots were 1st placed in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the more favourable slot machines were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that individuals passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be attracted to come inside and play. Our standpoint is that this is not so anymore.

Almost all of the big name casinos nowadays are gigantic complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any doorways.

Yet another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated 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 slots 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.