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Volumes have been said on this matter, and the bickering and feuds about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in a casino are still bubbling – 60 yrs after the slot machines were first placed in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot games were put just inside the door of the casino; so that folks walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be drawn to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our resolve is that this is not so anymore.

Practically all of the major casinos nowadays are colossal complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot games near any doorways.

An additional classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 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 machine games.