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Books have been written on this item, and the disquiet and discussion about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still on-going – more than sixty years after one armed bandits were 1st installed in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the most favorable slot games were put just inside the door of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would see jackpot winners … be drawn to come inside and play. Our finding is that this is no longer the case.

Most of the mega casinos nowadays are huge complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any doors.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Importantly however, 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 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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.