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Books have been written on this subject, and the contention and arguments about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still bubbling – over sixty years after slot games were first placed in casinos.

The classic rule is that the better slot games were located just inside the main entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics going by would see actual jackpot winners and be tempted to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our conviction is that this is definitely no longer so.

Many of the mega casinos these days are jumbo complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots near to any exits.

An additional classic rule is that loose slots are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Interestingly though, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.

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 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!

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