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Books have been set forth on this topic, and the debates and feuds about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in the casino are still bubbling – sixty years after slot machines were 1st placed in casinos.

The standard rule is that the superior slot machine games were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that everyone passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be aroused to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our finding is that this is definitely no longer true.

Practically all of the major casinos nowadays are gigantic complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any exits.

Another traditional rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Importantly however, 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot games.