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Volumes have been written on this subject, and the controversy and face-offs about where the "hot" slots are placed in the casino are still on-going – more than sixty years after slots were 1st placed in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the better slot machines were installed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential players passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be impressed enough to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our estimation is that this is definitely no longer true.

Practically all of the big name casinos presently are immense complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any doors.

Another standard rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Nonetheless, 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 the 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 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.